JASMINE HABERSHAM sings the role of Bubikopf in Der Kaiser von Atlantis

Composer: Viktor Ullmann
Librettist: Petr Kien
Premiere Date: December 16, 1975, De Nederlandse Opera, Amsterdam

The circus is abandoned, and artists are shells of their former selves. The dictator Emperor Overall reigns and declares total war. Death refuses to take another soul.

Viktor Ullmann’s now critically acclaimed chamber opera The Kaiser of Atlantis was written in 1943 in the Theresienstadt concentration camp. Before his death at Auschwitz, Ullmann gave the score to a colleague, and the opera remained unperformed until 1975.

A haunting allegory about redemption despite the worst of humanity, this new production of The Kaiser of Atlantis features The Atlanta Opera Company Players in a chilling satire built for our time.

Performed in German with English supertitles

For tickets: atlantaopera.org/performance/the-kaiser-of-atlantis

The Big Tent at Oglethorpe University’s Hermance Stadium

Cast

Michael Mayes

Emperor Overall

Kevin Burdette

Death

Alek Shrader

Harlequin

Daniela Mack

The Drummer

Jasmine Habersham

Girl

Calvin Griffin
The Loudspeaker

Brian Vu
A Soldier

Creative

Clinton Smith

Conductor

Tomer Zvulun
Stage Director

Julia Noulin-Merat
Set Designer

Joanna Schmink
Costume Designer

Ben Rawson
Lighting Designer