The one-act opera Julie by Philippe Boesmans opens at the Schauspielhaus Studio (Theater Magdeburg) this November 4, and runs through December 17. Book by Luc Bondy and Marie-Louise Bischofberger. Julie is based on August Strindberg’s play Miss Julie.

Since the opera’s world premiere in 2005 at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels, Julie has been performed some 80 times worldwide.

Bruxelles, Théâtre de La Monnaie. (March 8, 2005 WP)
Wien, Wiener Festwochen (May 23, 2005)
Aix-en-Provence, Festival, Théâtre du Jeu de Paume (July 8, 2005) 
Braunschweig, Staatstheater Braunschweig (January 14, 2006)
Music Theatre Wales, tour in UK (May - November 2007)
Bozen, Teatro Comunale (January 9, 2009)
Norrlandsoperan, tour in Sweden (November 2009 - February 2010)
Paris, Athénée Théâtre Louis Jouvet (January 10, 2010)
Orchestre des Pays de Savoie, tour in France and Belge (January  -  May 2010)
Limoges, Opéra-théâtre (May 14, 2012)
Toronto, Canadian Stage (November 17, 2015)
Magdeburg, Schauspielhaus Studio (November 4, 2016)



Julie (2004)
Opera in one act
Libretto by Luc Bondy and Marie-Louise Bischofberger after Miss Julie by August Strindberg  
Characters: Julie (MS) – Kristin (S) – Jean (B)
1 (also picc. and bfl.) 1 (also cor.i.) 1 (also bcl. and cl in mib). 1 (also cfg) / 2.1.1.0 / perc (2) harp  pf.(also cel. and synt.) / strings (2vl. 2vle. vc. db.)
Duration: 90’

Photos by Cylla von Tiedemann. Production of Canadian Stage, Toronto.