Endlich Opfer (2013) | Hi Victim! (2013) composition: Brigitta Muntendorf director: Thierry Bruehl ensemble: oenm (Österreichisches Ensemble für Neue Musik) conductor: Juan Garcia Rodriguez conductor video: Vimbayi Kaziboni actor: Michael Günther singer: Sandra Quell, Livia Rado, Eva Schloßleitner, George McCoy childrens choir: Salzburger Festspiele and Theater Kinderchor choir director: Wolfgang Götz produced by: klang21 video documentation: Johannes List Thanks to the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung for supporting this production! “Hi Victim” (Endlich Opfer!) was performed by the ÖENM at the pocket opera festival in Salzburg and deals with a photo, which was given to the composers in the beginning of the composition process. This photo shows Italian sunbathers at the beach of Naples ignoring two dead gipsy girls lying covered with towels on the beach – it shocked the world in 2006. “Hi Victim” starts in the void – an empty stage, a counting voice as a correlation to the waiting, musicians appear by following strict vector courses along the stage. “Hi Victim” has no libretto – the singers sing through solmization, the voice of the tape is counting and the actor is the only performer, who crosses the existing ways and interacts with musicians and the projected conductor – scene, music and video are interlacing each other and tell a story without any words - it’s obvious that this pocket opera is no story about redemption, it’s the story of watching the void - with the aim to create a reflecting moment for the prerequisite of humanity. More informations: www.brigitta-muntendorf.de