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La Monnaie | De Munt: Grand Hall5, Place de la Monnaie, Brussels, Brussels Capital, 1000, Belgien
Datum/Zeit in Brussels Zeitzone
Freitag 31 Oktober 202520:00
Sonntag 02 November 202515:00
Mittwoch 05 November 202520:00
Donnerstag 06 November 202520:00
Samstag 08 November 202520:00
Sonntag 09 November 202515:00
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La Monnaie | De Munt
Michiel DelangheMusikalische Leitung
Ricard Soler MallolRegie
Marie SzersnoviczBühnenbild, Kostüme
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La Monnaie Chamber Orchestra
Elena JuárezVideo
Alesandra SeutinChoreographie
Sanele MwelaseCountertenorAli
Raphaële GreenMezzosopranNarratrice, Mère
Michael WilmeringBaritonNarrateur, Mohammed le trafiquant, Walid, Abdi Aziz

No one flees their homeland for pleasure

This opera tells the true story of Ali Abdi Omar. To escape the terror ravaging his homeland of Somalia, there is only one way: a trek along the deadly Libyan migration route from the Horn of Africa to the heart of Europe. Along the way, friendships are made despite the hardships and hope is found amid the horror. After a two-year journey, Ali finally arrives at the Brussels-South railway station. The year is 2019. He is 14 years old.

Director Ricard Soler Mallol and percussionist and multimedia artist Grey Filastine processed Ali’s migration journey – illustrative of that of so many who, driven by the courage of despair, cross continents and cultures – into an opera that exposes the geopolitical sore points of today. The libretto was jointly written with the protagonist, while the score relies on song and chamber percussion, wind and string instruments, but also electronica to render the soundscape of each stage in Ali’s journey.

Start ticket sale: 2.9.2025

Ticket prices from € 12 to € 85
-30 years old: € 10 / € 25

© Pieter Claes
© Pieter Claes
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