The Arrival of Mr. Z - The characters

The talented composer Meriç Artaç created five distinct musical characters during her two year artist-in-residency at Festival Dag in de Branding. These characters are inspired by people Meriç meets on the street and which she brings to life with her powerful imagination. In her new opera The Arrival of Mr. Z Artaç brings her characters together in their search for their creator: Mr. Z.
In The Arrival of Mr. Z, Meriç Artaç raises the issue of what she sees happening around her. Meriç examines the role of external mechanisms in our society, such as faith, ideals and power. To what extent do they have a connective function and to what extent do they pose a threat? The Arrival of Mr. Z. is a reflection on the tension between individual freedom and the need to be led by something outside yourself. An imaginative opera about transformation and hope with an amazing cast of stage personalities.