Alma
Markus L. Frank (musical direction)
Opera in four acts by Claudio Santoro (European premiere)
In Portuguese with German surtitles
Part of the Kurt Weill Festival 2026.
Further performances: 20.03. 19:30, 25.04. 17:00, 03.05. 17:00
Musical director: Markus L. Frank
Stage director: Christiane Iven
Set design: Rifail Ajdapasic
Lighting design: Guido Petzold
Costumes: Ariane Isabell Unfried
Choreography: Marcos Vinicius dos Anjos
Opera choir director: Sebastian Kennerknecht
Dramaturgy: Yuri Colossale
Alma: KS Iordanka Derilova
João do Carmo, a telegraph operator: Costa Latsos
Lucas, Alma’s grandfather: Michael Tews
Mauro, Alma’s pimp: Kay Stiefermann
Teles Melo, a wealthy engineer: Edilson Silva Junior
Lobão, a friend of João’s: Alexander Argirov
Dagoberto Lessa, a policeman: N.N.
Dona Rosaura, brothel owner: Jessica Leao
A man with a monocle: Murilo Sousa
Opera choir of the Anhaltisches Theater Dessau
Ballet of the Anhaltisches Theater Dessau
Extras of the Anhaltisches Theater Dessau
Anhaltische Philharmonie Dessau
Illustration: © Robert Voss