Zwischen den Gleisen

Next stop: Opera Loft

Enjoy the most beautiful dramas to the fullest: Three female and three male opera singers slip into different roles and tell touching stories “Between the Tracks.” Stories of people who meet and fall in love, argue and reconcile, separate and find each other again.

On the platform, that place of longing for all things human, there are not only departures and arrivals, but also the special moments in between. Three couples search for happiness: she whistles for departure, he wants to get off. Can the two find common ground? He's looking for easy money, she for a quick thrill. What remains when the intoxication fades? She needs a home, he owns a kiosk. Is this the beginning of a love story? Meanwhile, people populate the platform, boarding a train, waiting for one for hours, or simply searching for a place where they might feel at home.

Inken Rahardt creates a collage of stories that take place on a train platform. Sometimes these stories are funny, sometimes they are heartbreaking, but always touching, because we have all experienced many of these little dramas ourselves.

The melodies for these stories are heart-wrenching opera arias, cheerful operetta hits, and touching international classics. “Two hearts in three-quarter time” dance to Glenn Miller’s “Chattanooga Choo Choo.” Verdi’s Aida dreams of home, while on the opposite track, “A Train to Nowhere” chugs by. From this mix of familiar and lesser-known arias and songs, from Mozart to Menotti, gripping emotions unfold, experienced directly by the audience, who sit right next to the action. “Between the Tracks” is a piece about small moments of happiness and the deep desire to hold onto them forever.