Ganz Unten

World premiere of a documentary opera about life on the margins of society.
Inspired by Günter Wallraff’s groundbreaking 1985 undercover report Ganz unten (Lowest of The Low) , this new documentary opera explores themes of exploitation, identity, and dignity in the modern working world. With music by Turkish composer Sabri Tuluğ Tırpan and libretto and direction by Mehmet Ergen, the international co-production premiered at Kunstfest Weimar and will tour internationally.

• ROLE Stage & Costume Designer
• WRITER Günter Wallraff
• DIRECTOR & LIBRETTO Mehmet Ergen
• COMPOSER & MUSIC DIRECTOR Sabri Tuluğ Tırpan
• DRAMATURG Simon Reade
• TRANSLATOR Zeynep Anacan
• MOVEMENT DIRECTOR Beyhan Murphy
• LIGHTING DESIGNER Richard Williamson
• VIDEO DESIGNER Emir Gülerhan
• MOVEMENT COACH Mert Öztekin
• LANGUAGE COACH Emre Koyuncuoğlu
• CAST Burak Bilgili, Güvenç Dağüstün, Lou Strenger, Ryan Wichert, Talha Kaya, Ömer Cem Çoltu
• PRODUCERS Yeni Opera, Lerzan Pamir, Özge Elif Yeşilyurt
• CO-PRODUCTION Kunstfest Weimar 2025, Goethe-Institut, Grimeborn Opera Festival at the Arcola Theatre, London, Istanbul Music Association