ANA CUELLAR
Opera director
Bésame mucho
Neuköllner Oper Berlin. 2023
World Premiere
Text and idea: Bernhard Glocksin and Albert Tola
Music: Malte Giesen
"Bésame mucho" tells the story of two composers who, although they did not live at the same time, fate, their lives and above all their music were intertwined with each other. With the piano as the main character and through the life of Enrique Granados and Consuelo Velázquez, the work focuses on the power of music and specifically of composition as a cathartic act between the forces of Eros and Thanatos that govern life.
Stage direction: Ana Cuéllar Velasco
Dramaturg: Giulia Fornasier
Scenography and costumes: Elionor Sintes
Lighting: Ana Cuéllar Velasco
Enrique Granados (among others): Christian Camino
Consuelo Velázquez (among others): Ana Schwedhelm
Pianist and actress: Danai Vritsiou
Trumpeter and actor: Lukas Fröhlich / Fabian Engwicht
Photos: Thomas Koy
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