A tragicomedy in four acts – co-production of DNO and Holland Festival       

Laika, a co-production of De Nederlandse Opera and Holland Festival, tells the tale of Robbert, a popular television compère. Wishing to liberate himself from his earthly existence, Robbert establishes contact with the dog Laika, the first animal to orbit the earth in a space capsule. In four extremely varied acts that embrace experimentation, Padding and his librettist P.F. Thomése demonstrate in a compelling and satirical manner that the world just keeps on turning, even without television.

Artists

Martijn Padding
Laika (world première)

Asko|Schönberg
Vocaallab

conductor
Etienne Siebens
direction
Aernout Mik
libretto
P.F. Thomése
Robbert
Thomas Oliemans
Trix Dominatrix
Claron McFadden 
Ricardo
Marcel Beekman 
Mother
Helena Rasker 
Grimelda
Marieke Steenhoek 
Joeri Gagarin
Dennis Wilgenhof 
Leporello
Mattijs van de Woerd 
Laika
boy soprano