At the intersection of opera, performance and video art, 7 Deaths of Maria Callase pays tribute to the legacy of the Greek-American soprano Maria Callas. Seven of her death scenes from her most iconic roles, including Tosca, Carmen and Madame Butterfly, are reinterpreted. The "last" death belongs to Callas himself. Abramović was touched at an early age by the similarities between Callas and herself as young artists. Both had a complicated relationship with their mother and both suffered from heartbreak.7 Deaths of Maria Callas premiered in 2020 at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich and has since traveled to the Opéra National de Paris, the Greek National Opera in Athens, the Deutsche Oper Berlin and Real Teatro San Carlo in Naples. After Carré, 7 Deaths will be performed in Barcelona in March 2023. The music alternates between Marko Nikodijević's brand new, avant-garde score for orchestra and choir, and arias from existing operas, from Puccini to Verdi. The contribution of the Nederlands Kamerkoor / NKK NXT in the performance lies in the performance of the work of Marko Nikodijević. It's about 5-10 minutes of music.

Credits:

With Marina Abramović and Willem Dafoe (film).

Co-produced by the Bavarian State Opera, the Greek National Opera, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Opéra national de Paris and the Teatro San Carlo di Napoli.

Director: Marina Abramović Conductor: Yoel Gamzou

Orchestra: LUDWIGSing: Nederlands Kamerkoor (alumni of the trainee program NKK NXT and singers of the Nederlands Kamerkoor)

Music: Marko Nikodijević

Written by: Petter Skavlan, Marina Abramović

Film director: Nabilka Elderkin

Visual Bra Lumbludesacke Tisci for Burberry

Conception of the stage Design: Urstatur Stampeba