CAMBIO MADRE POR MOTO Nuyts – Muziektheater Transparant, Flanders Festival Ghent

Cambio madre por moto is a chamber opera by the Belgian composer, Frank Nuyts to an original libretto by the best-selling Spanish author Rosa Montero. This was the final commission that Gerard Mortier submitted as intendant of the Teatro Real Madrid. Following Mortier’s departure from Spain in 2013, the opera was not played and, after his death in 2014, remained lying in a drawer for a long time. Ten years later, Flanders Festival Ghent presents the world premiere of Cambio madre, in collaboration with Muziektheater Transparant, six singers and the Dutch ensemble Asko Schönberg under the musical direction of Benjamin Haemhouts and in a mise-en-espace by the young Belgian director Aïda Gabriëls. With a light touch and in contemporary Spanish, Rosa Montero’s funny libretto tells the story of a husband and wife who want to divorce and discuss this with their children for the first time. To make matters worse, the husband’s mother and the lawyer turn up. The latter is a family friend and a specialist divorce lawyer, but he turns out to be rather closer to the mother than expected; all ingredients for incisive dialogues full of familiar arguments back and forth. ‘The children come first!’ is the parents’ mantra, but whether this is actually the case remains to be seen… Full performance streamed on OperaVision from 15 March 2024 at 19:00 CET to 15 September 2024 at 12:00 CET: CAST Sopranos Emma Posman Graciela Morales Mezzo-soprano Marie-Juliette Ghazarian Tenor William Branston Baritone Thierry Vallier Bass-baritone Wilfried Van den Brande Ensemble Asko|Schönberg Music Frank Nuyts Text Rosa Montero Text adaptation Frank Nuyts Mise-en-espace AÏda Gabriëls Conductor Benjamin Haemhouts OperaVision is a freeview opera streaming platform, supported by the European Union’s Creative Europe programme. Watch live streams as the performances themselves unfold in the opera house. Enjoy a variety of shows - including opera, operetta, musical theatre, dance, ballet and concerts. Opera connaisseur or curious newcomer, there is something for everyone on OperaVision. @operavision