Benjamin, dernière nuit

Benjamin, dernière nuit 2016 Directed by John Fulljames

German-Jewish essayist, philosopher, and critic Walter Benjamin were one of the early 20th century's most influential thinkers, a light in the darkness of looming war and political oppression. In Benjamin, dernière nuit, composer Michel Tabachnik and librettist Régis Debray examine this life cruelly cut short by despair in the face of Nazism. Experience the opera here in its highly acclaimed 2016 premiere production at the Lyon Opera.

Country France

Language French

Gnere Music

Release Date 15 March 2016

90 mins

Cast

Jean-Noël Briend Walter Benjamin, singer

Sava Lolov Walter Benjamin, actor

Michaela Kušteková Asja Lacis

Michaela Selinger Hannah Arendt

Charles Rice Arthur Koestler

Scott Wilde Gershom Sholem

Jeff Martin Bertolt Brecht

Gilles Ragon André Gide

Kàroly Szemerèdy Max Horkheimer

Elsa Rigmor Thiemann Mme Henny Gurland

Goele De Raedt The Cabaret Singer

Baptiste Mansot Joseph Gurland

Emmanuel Amado Innkeeper

Bruno Froment The Doctor

François Leviste Actor-archivist

Crew

Director

John Fulljames

Writer

Régis Debray

Composer

Michel Tabachnik

Set Designer

Michael Levine

Costume Design

Christina Cunningham

Lighting

James Farncombe