Martha Mukaiwa (private source) Namibian-German colonial history in the form of European opera? This is exactly what happens in september 2023 on the stage of Haus des Rundfunks in Berlin, Germany: in a collective effort, the Momentbühne e.V. portrays the reality of Namibia in the early 20th century and proves that the genre of opera can do far more than just string together complicated coloraturas. The Namibian journalist Martha Mukaiwa accompanied the process and reports on the development...

Jason Kooper (private source) Namibian-German colonial history in the form of European opera? In September 2023, Momentbühne e.V. proved that opera is far more than just complicated coloraturas and has the potential of addressing historical wounds. Now we are onto the next project: People of Song premiered in October 2025 in Windhoek and is currently traveling to Germany. Revolving around a stolen object, People of Song tells the story of generational trauma and the struggle to find an...

Namibian-German colonial history in the form of European opera? This is exactly what happens in september 2023 on the stage of Haus des...