26, 29, 31 May, 3 June, 7.30 p.m., Theater an der Wien
Il Trovatore
by Giuseppe Verdi
Il Trovatore completes the Wiener Festwochen Verdi trilogy, celebrating his 200th birthday. This passionately romantic opera offers a kaleidoscopic story full of overwhelming emotions, high stakes and rich melodies. In a production by film and opera director Philipp Stölzl, the young Israeli Omer Meir Wellber conducts.
23, 24, 25, 26 May, 6 p.m., Volkstheater
In Agony (The Glembays / Galicia / In Agony)
by Miroslav Krleža
Martin Kušej, artistic director of the Residenztheater Munich, brings a stunning
trilogy by Miroslav Krleža to Vienna. Krleža was one of the most important authors in 20th century Croatian literature. In these three plays, he grippingly describes the demise of the old Europe through World War I.
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Talk, 24 May, 6.30 p.m., FestivaL CENTRE Wien Museum Karlsplatz
DIARIES OF A LITTLE DICTATOR. Kreativer Widerstand in Syrien
with Layla Al-Zubaidi (DE), Donatella Della Ratta (IT), Masasit Mati (SY)
Moderated by Layla Al-Zubaidi (Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Südafrika) (DE).
In English
Nightline, 24 May, 9 p.m.: with Masasit Mati (SY)
Top Goon – Die Tagebücher eines kleinen Diktators von Masasit Mati (SY)
Free admission
Talk, 25 May, 6.30 p.m., Festival CENTRE
HIPHOP IS OUR LAST WEAPON. Aktuelle Musik und Aktivismus in Libanon und Palästina
With Hassane Dennaoui aka Big Hass (SA), DJ Lethal Skillz (LB), Shadia Mansour (GB), Jean-Christophe Victor (FR)
Moderated by Layla Al-Zubaidi (Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Südafrika) (DE)
Nightline, 25 May, 9 p.m.: with Shadia Mansour (GB), DJ Lethal Skillz (LB)
Free admission
