NOTES
Resurrection forms a diptych with Requiem (2019) – an evocative meditation on the exhaustion and disappearance of all things – and spectacularly revisits the question of tomorrow: the question of hypothetical renewal.
The Vitrolles Stadium designed by Rudy Ricciotti has been preserved in a state of beauty devastated by twenty-five years of neglect and squatting.
Inside this iconic building, Romeo Castellucci tackles the enigma of a mysterious rebirth.
The Resurrection is undoubtedly the most popular of all Mahler’s symphonies; the composer stages a gradual victory over his doubts and affirms his creative vocation and his rediscovered faith in the cosmos.
The audience is immediately struck by the opening chaos that orchestrates a magnificent funeral.
The sublime final chorus captivates listeners as it celebrates the Last Judgement and divine love spreading everywhere.

Resurrection
GUSTAV MAHLER
Resurrection – Symphony No. 2 in C minor
for Soprano, Alto
Mixed Choir and Orchestra in 5 movements
First performed on 13/12/1895 in Berlin

Conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen
Director, set design, lighting and costumes: Romeo Castellucci
Dramaturg: Piersandra Di Matteo
Sculptures on stage: PlastikArt Studio

Soprano: Golda Schultz
Alto: Marianne Crebassa
Chœur et Orchestre de Paris

A new production by the Festival D’Aix-En-Provence
in co-production with Abu Dhabi Festival

with the support of Madame Aline Foriel-Destezet,
exceptional donor to the Festival D’Aix-En-Provence

with the support of Maja Hoffmann / Luma Foundation
Le cercle incises pour la création contemporaine