Muziektheater Transparant

Theatre company

Muziektheater Transparant is a Flemish theatre company founded in 1994. They produce music theatre and their own versions of operas. The artistic directors are Guy Coolen and Wouter Van Looy. Among the past and current composers in residence are Wim Henderickx, Jan Van Outryve, Eric Sleichim (of Bl!ndman [nl]), Liesa Van der Aa [nl] and Annelies Van Parys.

Transparant, which has its office and rehearsal room in Matterhorn (Antwerp), brings artists and ensembles together. It is strong internationally oriented and delivers productions with artistic and social relevance for a large audience.

Productions

The Lighthouse (1998) by Peter Maxwell Davies
Manicuur (2001) by Jan Goovaerts and Pat Van Hemelrijck [nl]
Il Re Pastore (2001) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ik Vlieg (2001) by Jan Van Outryve and Bas Teeken [nl]
Little Orfeo (2002)
Radio Ping-Pong (2002) by John Torso
Carmen (2002) by Stef Kamil Carlens and Oscar Van Woensel
Achilleus (2002) by Wim Henderickx and Imme Dros
L'Arianna (2002) by Claudio Monteverdi
Weisse Rose (2002) by Udo Zimmerman
Zone Orfeo (2002) after Monteverdi
Infito Nero (2002-2003) by Salvatore Sciarrino
Antigona (2003) by Tommaso Traetta
Sestina (2003) by Monteverdi
Men in tribulation (2003) by Eric Sleichim and Jan Fabre
Mr. Emmet takes a walk (2003) with Maxwell Davies and David Pountney
Enoch Arden (2003) by Richard Strauss and Alfred Tennyson
Dan ben ik straks zo'n diva (2003) after Strauss and George Frideric Handel
Leven in hel (2003) by Ramsey Nasr and Joost Kleppe
Drift (2003) after Monteverdi
Peer Gynt (2003) by Edvard Grieg and Henrik Ibsen
Einstein For Aliens (2003-2004) by David Moss and Hebbeltheater (Berlin)
Ding (2004) by John Torso and Pat Van Hemelrijck
Nest (2004)
Jakob Lenz (2004) by Wolfgang Rihm after a libretto by Michael Fröhling based on Lenz by Georg Büchner
Arthur / De Queeste (2004) by Jan Van Outryve
Gli Amori d'Apollo e di Dafne (2004) by Francesco Cavalli and Giovanni Francesco Busenello
Dido (2004) by Jan Van Outryve, Purni Morell and Wouter Van Looy
The Medium (2004) by Maxwell Davies
The Fairy Queen (2004) by Henry Purcell
Arthur (2005) by Jan Van Outryve
Von Tripp (2005) by Monteverdi
Saulpain (2005) by G. F. Handel
Opera langs de achterdeur (2005)
Nada Brahma (2005) by Senjan Jansen and Oscar van den Boogaard
Jullie die weten (2005) by Mozart and Stefan Hertmans
Blauwbaards Burcht (2005) after Béla Bartók and Béla Balász
De gelukkige prins (2006) after Franz Schubert, Mozart and Oscar Wilde
Muziek Fabriek (2006) by Jan Van Outryve
Intra-Muros [IM Pasolini] (2006) by Eric Sleichim and Peter Verhelst
Het meisje de jongen de rivier (2006) by Jan Van Outryve, Paul Verrept and Wouter Van Looy
Feedback (2006) by Bert Bernaerts
Romeinse Tragedies (2006) by Eric Sleichim, William Shakespeare and Ivo Van Hove [nl]
RUHE (2006) by Franz Schubert, Van Parys, Armando and Hans Sleutelaar
La Mort de Sainte Alméenne / L'Ideé (2006) by Arthur Honegger and Max Jacob
Een totale Entführung (2006) by Mozart, Wim Henderickx and Ramsey Nasr
Babar/Le Fils des Etoiles (2007) after Francis Poulenc and Erik Satie
Alles Liebe (2007) after Samson by G. F. Handel
Waar is mijn ziel? (2007) by Monteverdi
Villa Vivaldi (2007) by Jan Van Outryve after Antonio Vivaldi
Void (2007) by Wim Henderickx, Hans Op de Beeck and Wouter Van Looy
Wolpe! (2007) by Stefan Wolpe, Johan Bossers, Caroline Petrick and Viviane De Muynck [nl]
(after) The Fairy Queen (2008) after Henry Purcell and William Shakespeare
L'Esprit Messiaen (2008) by Olivier Messiaen
Kafka Fragments (2008) after Gyorgy Kurtag and Franz Kafka
Lamentations & Whispers (2008) by Orlandus Lassus, Joachim Brackx and Ramsey Nasr
Pour vos beaux yeux (2008) by Joachim Brackx, Eric Sleichim, Jan Van Outryve and Van Parys
An Index of Memories (2009) by Van Parys
Century Songs (2009)
Medea (2009) by Wim Henderickx, Peter Verhelst and Paul Koek [nl]
Een nieuw Requiem (2009) by Mozart, Christian Köhler and Jeroen Brouwers
Die Entführung aus dem Paradies (2009) by Joachim Brackx and Oscar van den Boogaard
De legende van de witte slang (2009) with Shanghai Peking Opera Troupe
Insect (2009) by Eric Thielemans
Autopsie van een gebroken hart (2009) by An De Donder and Dominique Pauwels
Over de bergen (2009) by Corrie van Binsbergen and Josse De Pauw
Porselein (2009–2010) by Jan Van Outryve, Paul Verrept and Wouter Van Looy
Orlando (2010) by Ludovico Ariosto, Vivaldi and Jan Van Outryve
Een Oresteia (2010) by Iannis Xenakis and Van Parys
L'Orfeo (2010) after Monteverdi
Blond Eckbert (2010) by Judith Weir and Wouter Van Looy
Utopia 47 (2010–2011) by Eric Sleichim
Venus and Adonis (2011–2012)
Opera Buffa (2011–2012)
Pelléas et Mélisande (2011–2012)
De waterafsluiter (2012–2013)
Escorial (2012–2013)
Koningin van de nacht (2012–2013)
Lilith (2012–2013)
O mio core (2012–2013)
Songs of War (2012–2013)
Territoria (2012–2013)
De Koningin Zonder Land (2014-2015) Wim Henderickx and Wouter Van Looy
Nightshade: Aubergine (2016-2017) with Claron McFadden
Revelations (2017) Wim Henderickx and Wouter Van Looy
Harriet (2018) by Hilda Paredes was given by in Huddersfield, UK. The libretto came from poetry by Mayra Santos-Febres and dialogue from Lex Bohlmeijer.^[1]