Bésame mucho - Opernball Hannover 2023

"When I composed the song at nineteen, I had never kissed; it was all a product of my imagination," Consuelo Velázquez - the mexican composer of Bésame mucho - said in an interview. So one of the most sensual songs in music history is supposed to have sprung from a pious wish? The Opera Ball 2023 team would like to believe this story and follows the Mexican to her homeland ...

Artistic director & Show director: Felix Schrödinger // Musical Director: James Hendry // Set Designer: Marwin Ott // Costume Designer: Luzie Nehls-Neuhaus // Lighting Designer: Fabian Grohmann

Consuelo Velázquez: Mercedes Arcuri // Kiandra Howarth // Beatriz Miranda //Darwin Prakash // José Simerilla Romero // Nina van Essen // Moderation: Tabitha Frehner // Akrobatik: Svetlana Wottschel // Staatsballett Hannover //Statisterie der Staatsoper Hannover // Casina Royale // Cuba Vista // DJ Muray & Demir Cesar // Mariachi Internacional El Dorado // Thilo Wolf Big Band // Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover

Photos: Moritz Frankenberg