Another unique theatre production Už stačí / Ich habe genug will be presented by the Opera Company of the State Theatre Košice on Wednesday, December 1st, at 19:00 p.m. in the Historical Building ŠDKE. Peter Mazalán, the author, director, and soloist, all-in-one, connects one cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach with the texts of Swiss writer end essayist Herman Hesse, the Nobel Prize-winner for literature in 1946.
“The goal of the theatre project is to contribute to the discussion on equality and tolerance among people. Bach’s cantata combined with Herman Hesse’s texts bring an insight into the feelings of homosexually oriented man. Is Bach’s work only an aestheticizing beauty, pure form, to cover doubts, fear or lack of trust? Is this music of timeless quality, an emptied prayer representing only composer’s mastery? Is audience able to experience a new quality of contemplation and by means of deep listening in presence of a true, concerned person, open themselves to the understanding of human diversity and wish for better existence?” the author wonders in the definition of the project.
Peter Mazalán studied opera singing at VŠMU in Bratislava. In addition to music, he studied theatre scenography at VŠMU and the Faculty of Architecture STU where he received his doctoral degree. He has won several international singing contests. Winner of Hilde Zadek International Vocal Competition in Vienna, Concorso per Giovani Cantanti Lirici D’Europa in Italian Como or The International Antonín Dvořák Singing Competition in Karlove Vary. During his singing and interpreting career, he has performed in Bayerische Staatsoper, Stadttheater Klagenfurt, Opernhaus Kiel, The Slovak National Theatre, Národní divadlo moravskoslezské or The National Theatre Brno. Peter Mazalán is a concert artist as well. He has worked with Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Münchner Symphoniker, Chorwerk Ruhr, The Slovak Philharmonic, and Brno Philharmonic. He has performed at Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival Rheingau Festival or Špilberk International Music Festival. He presented his concert repertoire in German Lübeck, Reutlingen, Essen, Frankfurt or Brazilian São Paulo. He is currently employed as a pedagogist at the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU and the Department of Scenography at the Academy of Performing Arts VŠMU. He is also engaged with own intermedia projects that connect classic songs and concert literature with contemporary theatrical, performing, and visual arts techniques.
When preparing Už stačí / Ich habe genug, Mazalán invited actors Richard Autner, Jana Oľhová, and Aleš Janiga. Dance movement was done by Juraj Korec. Soundart and music was prepared by Fero Király. Lights were designed by Jozef Čabo and Boris Adamčík. The Baroque musical ensemble comprises Ľubica Habart (I. violin), Blanka Pavlovičová (II. violin), Peter Vrbinčík (viola), Tereza Samsonová (oboe), Pavol Mucha (cello), Ján Prievozník (double bass), Jakub MItrík (theorbo), and Silvia Urdová (organ).
In addition to Košice, Už stačí / Ich habe genug will be also presented for the audience in Bratislava, on December 13th and 20th, in the Moyzes Hall. The project is financed by public funds of The Slovak Arts Council and co-financed by The Bratislava City Foundation and the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic.
