S TIMMUNGoffers a chance to reflect on the precariousness and vulnerability of human contact - both the joy and newfound awkwardness of coming together. At the culmination of the performance, singers and the audience alike break bread together. LBO’s STIMMUNG takes place in a “magical kitchen” in which the audience encircles the six performers at a central table, as the singers prepare and share a meal with the audience over the hour-long duration of the piece. Stockhausen’s eerie, static, microtonal vocal score is delivered just above a whisper. Stockhausen, one of the most important and controversial figures in the sphere of contemporary music in the 20 th and 21 st century, created STIMMUNG for 6 a cappella voices to intone a stream of poly-linguistics: the names of gods from dozens of religions the days of the week in myriad languages pure vowel tones absurd non-sequiturs. This transcendental meditation through music will become a literal feast for the senses in a new production at LBO, directed by Alexander Gedeon with music direction by Fahad Siadat and David Harris.

Long Beach Opera’s season begins March 19-27, 2022, with an operatic staging of Karlheinz Stockhausen’s a cappella choral work STIMMUNG. STIMMUNG By Karlheinz Stockhausen NEW PRODUCTIONįahad Siadat & David Harris, music directors Get your tickets fast, as their shows often sell out. STIMMUNG launches March 19, with just four performances in Long Beach.

A revered but controversial choral work is coming to LBO in their first 2022 production, in a staging that takes place in a retired grocery store, has the cast cooking a meal for the audience, and gathers some of the finest stage+choral singers in the city.

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