Der Messias KV 572
composed by Georg Friedrich Händel, HWV 56 (1741), arranged by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1785)
based on biblical texts assembled by Charles Jennens; German translation by Christoph Daniel Ebeling and Friedrich Klopstock
conductor Marc Minkowski
direction, design, light Robert Wilson
costume Carlos Soto
co-direction Nicola Panzer
co-set design Stephanie Engeln
co-light design John Torres
video design Tomek Jeziorski
makeup design Manu Halligan
dramaturgy Konrad Kuhn
costume assistant Christina Geiger
costumes fabricated by the ateliers of the Salzburger Festspiele
soprano Elena Tsallagova
alto Wiebke Lehmkuhl
tenor Richard Croft
bass José Coca Loza
dancer Alexis Fousekis
old man Max Harris
little girl Leopoldine Richards / Vanessa Veljic
Les Musiciens du Louvre
Philharmonie Chor Wien under the direction of Walter Zeh
world première, January 23, 2020 Haus für Mozart, Salzburg; Mozartwoche 2020
Salzburger Festspiele, July 24,26, 2020
photographs Lucie Jansch
Leopoldine Richards, Alexis Fousekis, José Coca Loza / Nr. 4 So sprich der Herr - Doch wer mag ertragen