Opera
Diary of One Who Disappeared
Subscriptions
Single Tickets
Muziektheater Transparant
By Leoš Janáček
Directed by Ivo van Hove
In 1917, Czech composer Leoš Janáček became obsessed with a married woman 40 years his junior. In the throes of despair, he penned more than 700 love letters and a haunting 22-part song cycle called Diary of One Who Disappeared, about a village boy who falls in love with a Romany girl.
Director Ivo van Hove, in collaboration with Flemish opera company Muziektheater Transparant, brings his trademark physicality and stripped-down aesthetic to bear on Janáček’s masterpiece. Featuring bravura performances by tenor Andrew Dickinson and mezzo-soprano Marie Hamard and additional music by composer Annelies Van Parys, Van Hove’s contemporary reimagining of Janáček’s singular work paints a deeply affecting portrait of identity, infatuation, and ultimately, alienation.
Dramaturgy by Krystian Lada
Set and lighting design by Jan Versweyveld
Music composed by Leoš Janáček / Annelies Van Parys
Costume design by An D’Huys
Co-produced by Toneelgroep Amsterdam, Klarafestival, De Munt/La Monnaie, Kaaitheater, Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Opera Days Rotterdam and Beijing Music Festival.
Leadership support for opera at BAM provided by Aashish & Dinyar Devitre; and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
BAM Members (Level 3 and above) and BAM Patrons are invited to a working dress rehearsal for Ivo van Hove’s Diary of One Who Disappeared.
Les Arts Florissants presents two pastoral opera-ballets that burst with the promise of spring.
Canada’s beloved contemporary ballet company celebrates 10 years of excellence.