A new lyrical fable inspired by a romantic tale by Wilhelm Hauff, Nuit sans aube unfolds ‘like a dream’: a journey through light and darkness where trauma, beliefs and our relationship with nature intertwine, between alienation and mysticism.
Under the musical direction of composer Matthias Pintscher and directed by James Darrah Black, rehearsals bring this theatre of sensations to life: an ‘inner forest’, visions, silences, and words that seek their rightful place throughout the scenes.
On stage
In the rehearsal room, the Petit Théâtre
With
Composition and musical direction, Matthias Pintscher • Stage direction, James Darrah Black • With Evan Hughes, Marie-Adeline Henry, Katarina Bradić, Catherine Trottmann, Julie Robard-Gendre, Hélène Alexandridis, Pablo Coupry Kamara et Elias Passard de la Maîtrise Populaire de l’Opéra-Comique • Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Opera in twelve scenes | French translation by Catherine Fourcassié | World Premiere on 11th January 2026 at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin
Under the original title Das kalte Herz | French creation
