An ENO/Hampstead Theatre co-production at the Hampstead Theatre

Tickets will be available through the Hampstead Theatre box office from November 14 2011

About the production

Where does genius end and madness begin? How does it feel to cross the borderline between imagination and insanity?

To celebrate the 60th birthday of leading German composer Wolfgang Rihm, ENO presents the first ever English-language production of his most widely performed opera, a starkly Expressionist sonic ‘psychogram’ charting the mental disintegration of the real-life Sturm und Drang poet Jakob Lenz.

Staged by the dynamic young British director Sam Brown (winner of the 2011 European Opera-Directing Prize) and starring the extraordinary ‘chameleon’ actor/singer Andrew Shore – whose tour de force performance as Birtwistle’s Mr Punch launched ENO’s award-winning collaboration with the Young Vic – this pioneering co-production with the Hampstead Theatre inaugurates a brand-new relationship between ENO and North London’s long-established home of new writing.

N.B. This production takes place at Hampstead Theatre

Performances

Apr 17, 19, 20, 24, 26, 27 at 7.30pm
6 performances. Running time: 1hr 15mins
 

Booking information

All tickets £45
Tickets are only available from the Hampstead Theatre Box Office
Call 020 7722 9301 or visit www.hampsteadtheatre.com
Jakob Lenz does not form part of ENO Subscriptions

 ENO Debate
‘Madness and Sanity are often two sides of the same coin’ 
Tue Apr 17, 5.30-7pm. Join us for this free event exploring and expanding some of the dark content of Jakob Lenz with panellists from the world of science, music and the media.  Chaired by Christopher Cook, guests include journalist and writer Jon Ronson plus Radio 3 presenter Stephen Johnson.  At Central School of Speech and Drama (opp. Hampstead Theatre).
To book, call Hampstead Theatre box office 020 7722 9301 

Pre-performance talk
Thu Apr 19, 5.30-6.15pm.  ENO resident host Christopher Cook will be in conversation with Jakob Lenz conductor, Alexander Ingram.
At Central School of Speech and Drama (opp. Hampstead Theatre).
To book, call Hampstead Theatre box office 020 7722 9301