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April 14, 2008
Obscene German Opera Laughs at 9/11
Posted by Dave Blount at April 14, 2008 11:10 AM
German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen famously described the Muslim atrocities of 9/11 as "the greatest work of art ever." Now some other members of the German creative community are commemorating the event with art of their own:
A German opera house is to unveil a provocative new production staged in the ruins of New York's World Trade Centre. It features naked pensioners and Mickey Mouse masks, Hitler salutes and Elvis impersonators.
The self-consciously outrageous September 11th staging of Verdi's 'A Masked Ball' has been dreamed up by Austrian director Johann Kresnik. He has described the concoction as a populist critique of modern American society, aimed at showing up the disparities between rich and poor[…] though the production looks unlikely to win many prizes for the nuance of its message, Mr Kresnik has succeeded in his other aim, selling out the Erfurt opera house for the premiere.
Come on, Germans. You lost the war. Grow up and get over it.
High culture in what's left of Germany.
On a tip from Pam.
