DER SCHMIED VON GENT Schreker – Opera Ballet Vlaanderen

Smee: Leigh Melrose His wife: Kai Rüütel Astarte: Vuvu Mpofu Flipke: Daniel Arnaldos Slimbroek: Michael J. Scott Duke of Alba: Leon Košavić The executioner Jakob Hessels: Nabil Suliman Josef: Ivan Thirion Maria: Chia-Fen Wu Petrus: Justin Hopkins First nobleman: Thierry Vallier Second nobleman: Simon Schmidt Third nobleman: Onno Pels A squire: Erik Dello Chorus: Chorus Opera Ballet Vlaanderen Orchestra: Symphonic Orchestra Opera Ballet Vlaanderen Music: Franz Schreker Conductor: Alejo Pérez Staging and scenography: Ersan Mondtag Artistic collaborator set: Manuela Illera Costume design: Josa Marx Lighting design: Rainer Casper Choreography: Yevgeniy Kolesnyk Chorus master: Jan Schweiger Children’s Chorus: Children’s Chorus Opera Ballet Vlaanderen Chorus master children’s chorus: Hendrik Derolez Dramaturgy: Till Briegleb, Piet De Volder