| viernes 31 octubre 2025 | 20:00 |
| domingo 02 noviembre 2025 | 15:00 |
| miércoles 05 noviembre 2025 | 20:00 |
| jueves 06 noviembre 2025 | 20:00 |
| sábado 08 noviembre 2025 | 20:00 |
| domingo 09 noviembre 2025 | 15:00 |
| Filastine, Grey | Ali |
| La Monnaie | De Munt | ||
| Michiel Delanghe | Dirección | |
| Ricard Soler Mallol | Dirección de escena | |
| Marie Szersnovicz | Diseño de escena, Diseño de vestuario | |
| cube.bz | Diseño de iluminación | |
| La Monnaie Chamber Orchestra | ||
| Elena Juárez | Videoarte | |
| Alesandra Seutin | Coreografía | |
| Sanele Mwelase | Contratenor | Ali |
| Raphaële Green | Mezzosoprano | Narratrice, Mère |
| Michael Wilmering | Barítono | Narrateur, 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
