Life without Chris

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Musical dates
Title: Life without Chris
Original title: Life without Chris
Original language: German
Music: Wolfgang Böhmer
Lyrics: Peter Lund
Premiere: April 2, 2009
Place of premiere: Berlin, Neukölln Opera

Life without Chris is a musical by Peter Lund (text) and Wolfgang Böhmer (music).

content

Christopher Bohrmann dies two days after his birthday in an accident with a scooter. An angel picks him up and actually wants to lead him into posterity, but Chris has not yet finished his life. In flashbacks, the viewer learns how Chris lived, as an observer he experiences the processing of grief in his circle of friends and he is also given a view of the world without Chris.

premiere

Life without Chris was written especially for graduates of the Berlin University of the Arts , where the author and director Peter Lund is a professor. The premiere took place due to a long-standing cooperation between the UDK and the Neukölln Opera . The world premiere took place there on April 2, 2009.

Austrian premiere

On May 31, 2012, "Leben ohne Chris" will celebrate its Austrian premiere in Vienna . Under the direction of Jürgen Kapaun, the musical is produced by the musical company EMDIS STAGE in co-production with students and graduates of the Vienna Conservatory .

Reviews

Life without Chris received an extraordinarily friendly to euphoric reception in the review . The Berliner Zeitung spoke of a "great success". The Tagesspiegel compared author Peter Lund with Gilbert and Sullivan and the librettists of Jacques Offenbach . The Berliner Morgenpost called the mixture of flashbacks and visions of the future "brilliantly successful". Neues Deutschland praised the "wonderfully evil dialogues, great music and rousing dance scenes".

Ensembles and productions

Ensemble of the Berlin performance (2010)

occupation

  • Musical direction: Hans-Peter Kirchberg / Andreas Altenhof
  • Production: Peter Lund
  • Choreography: Neva Howard
  • Stage design: Ulrike Reinhard
  • Costumes: Claudio Aguirre / Andrea Schmidt

actor

  • "Michael" played by Tobias Bieri
  • "Chris" played by Christopher Brose
  • "Anna" played by Julia Gámez Martin
  • "Lisa" played by Magdalena Ganter
  • "Nadja" played by Karoline Goebel
  • "Birgit" played by Katrin Höft
  • "Danny" played by Dennis Jankowiak
  • "Henne" played by Stefan Rüh
  • "Manu" played by Jasmin Schulz
  • "Matze" played by Sebastian Alexander Stipp

Ensemble of the Viennese Performance (2012)

occupation

  • Musical direction: Gabor Rivo
  • Production: Jürgen Kapaun
  • Choreography: Tino Heinze
  • Stage design: Jürgen Kapaun
  • Costumes: Jürgen Kapaun

actor

  • "Michael" played by Florian Fitz
  • "Chris" played by Philipp Dürnberger
  • "Anna" played by Anna Knott / Ulrike Figgener
  • "Lisa" played by Sophia Gorgi / Martina Pallinger
  • "Nadja" played by Sarah Kornfeld
  • "Birgit" played by Silke Müllner
  • "Danny" played by Florian Wischenbart
  • "Henne" played by Georg Hasenzagl
  • "Manu" played by Isabel Meili
  • "Matze" played by Thomas Rapatz

Last productions in German-speaking countries

List of songs

  • One morning in early August
  • The day I died
  • What did you think you were doing?
  • With you is good
  • I think about the future
  • We were there
  • Must be great to be you
  • Finally eighteen
  • Little brother Chris
  • Smart people die young
  • If it's really love
  • It can't go on like this
  • Secret love
  • cheers
  • shards
  • struggle
  • Life without Chris

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ They can't stand the future without beer. Big hit: The Neukölln Opera shows “Life without Chris” . In: Berliner Zeitung , April 4, 2009
  2. ↑ Chris don't close the door . In: Der Tagesspiegel
  3. ↑ Peter Lund stages "Life Without Chris" as a musical . In: Berliner Morgenpost
  4. ↑ There is a life after! In: New Germany