GANZ UNTEN
World premiere of a documentary opera about life on the margins of society.
Inspired by Günter Wallraff’s groundbreaking 1985 undercover report Ganz unten (Lowest of The Low) , this new documentary opera explores themes of exploitation, identity, and dignity in the modern working world. With music by Turkish composer Sabri Tuluğ Tırpan and libretto and direction by Mehmet Ergen, the international co-production premiered at
Kunstfest Weimar and will tour internationally.
WRITER
Günter Wallraff
DIRECTOR & LIBRETTO
Mehmet Ergen
COMPOSER & MUSIC DIRECTOR
Sabri Tuluğ Tırpan
DRAMATURG
Simon Reade
TRANSLATOR
Zeynep Anacan
MOVEMENT DIRECTOR
Beyhan Murphy
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Richard Williamson
STAGE & COSTUME DESIGNER
Defne Özdoğan
VIDEO DESIGNER
Emir Gülerhan
MOVEMENT COACH
Mert Öztekin
LANGUAGE COACH
Emre Koyuncuoğlu
SCRIPT EDITOR
Dilber Macit
ASSISTANTS
Defne Kar, Beste Yurtaydın
CAST
Burak Bilgili, Lou Strenger, Ryan Wichert, Atilla Gündoğdu, Simay Yılmaz, Talha Kaya, Ömer Cem Çoltu, İrem Kayakököz
PRODUCERS
Yeni Opera, Lerzan Pamir, Özge Elif Yeşilyurt
CO-PRODUCTION
Kunstfest Weimar 2025, Goethe-Institut, Grimeborn Opera Festival at the Arcola Theatre, London,
Istanbul Music Association
