The premiere of The Lappetites opera FATHERS took place in Nov 2009 at HKW, Berlin. view still images Fathers - a new opera by the Lappetites 2009. Pre-Show Trailer The project combines digital music composition, cultural observation, moving image, live visualization, video, documentary, fantasy, autobiographical interpretations, communication, projection, performance as well as crossing over into classical opera. Fathers is structured from an overture and 9 scenes, all being ensemble stage scenes with the final one presented by a choir. Scene 1 Roots, Wurzeln, Kongen Scene 2 Survival, Uberleben, Seizon Shukumei Scene 3 Body Maps, Koerperkarten, Shintai zu Scene 4 Love, Liebe, Ai Scene 5 Beliefs, Glauben, Shinkou Scene 6 Meeting, Begegnung, Deai Scene 7 Father Daughter Axis, Vater-Tochter-Achse, Chichi Musume No Souguu Scene 8 Illusions, Illusionen, Genkaku Scene 9 Death, Tod, Shi The stage uses three back projection screens (3 screens with 16:9 ratio) and a moving gauze (6x10m) at the front of the stage, as well as slide projectors, rotating motors, and crystals for projection, 4 video projectors and a multichannel sound system. Video and spatialation is realized live in the performance space from the performers. The performers are 3 Lappetites as daughters , 3 male opera singers as the fathers, 1 Lappetite as video performer and a choir. All pieces are collectively written by The Lappetites via internet collaboration, in total 19 new compositions, of which 4 are performed entirely live and 10 songs sung by the daughters and fathers and the choir. Following 5 years researching the lives of their own fathers, a high ranking officer in the East German Army, an English arable farmer born on the land he still works, and a Korean business man emigrated to Japan, the Lappetites filtered real and historical material through current and digital transformations to tell a series of tales, sometimes tri-fold, sometimes singular, framed by the narrative, translating the cultural distances. Credits: Production/Direction/Audio/Video : The Lappetites Opera singers: Johannes Kuehn, Sascha Boerris, Clemens Gnad Choir: the choir of the House of the World Cultures directed by: Phillip Neumann Stage Technicians: Hermann Volkery, Adrian Pilling, Jason Dorn, Benjamin Brandt Lighting: Andre Schulz Sound: Matthias Hardenberger Clothes of the Lappetites: Uli Dziallas and the Lappetites Thanks to the fathers: Richard Matthews, Takeo Nemoto, Juergen Greie Thanks to HKW and Kontraste Krems contact: lappetites at lappetites.com, more