The Convert - Opera Ballet Vlaanderen (2022) - The Convert - Opera Ballet Vlaanderen (2022)

Description

World premiere, based on the novel The Convert (De bekeerlinge) by Dutch-speaking Belgian writer Stefan Hertmans.

With Vigdis Adelaïs, Hertmans has created a strong woman who, at the time of the first crusade at the end of the 11th century, is torn between her Christian upbringing and the Jewish faith, to which she has converted for her beloved, taking the new name Hamoutal. The Convert tells the story of a young mother who, in a time of religious violence, falls victim to a pogrom and tragically perishes in her search for her kidnapped children.

In Antwerp from May 10 to 19, then in Ghent.

More information is available on the official website of the opera house.