Introducing: “Meal” Third scene “From the realm of the dead”

An unreal room. Perhaps extremely bright, blindingly burning. A child (8 years old) somewhere in the room. The mother (20 years old) cutting her wrists. A kind of perpetuum mobile. Almost busy and without any convulsive gesture.

From the realm of the dead
For chamber ensemble with band, 1 female singer, 1 male singer, 2 actors and narrator
Commissioned for the 2009 Salzburg Pocket Opera Festival

Music   Fausto Tuscano
Director   Hans-Peter Jahn
Boy   Florian Bossert
Mother   Barbara Macheiner
Narrator   Daniel Sträßer