Mittwoch aus Licht – in pictures

Stockhausen's vast opera featuring an airborne string quartet and a dancing camel was an extraordinary achievement for Birmingham Opera Company
  
  


Mittwoch aus Licht: A man looks up with a tuba player on a trapeze behind him
Director Graham Vick during rehearsals for Birmingham Opera Company's epic Mittwoch aus Licht Photograph: The Corner Shop PR
Mittwoch aus Licht: A woman holding cello by a helicopter
Laura Moody, cellist with the Elysian Quartet, prepares to take to the skies Photograph: David Jensen/The Corner Shop PR
Mittwoch aus Licht - Birmingham Opera Company
A local performer recruited through Birmingham Opera Companys award-winning participation programme Photograph: Helen Maybanks/The Corner Shop PR
Mittwoch aus Licht - Birmingham Opera Company
Debs White in the Orchestra Finalists scene of Mittwoch aus Licht Photograph: Helen Maybanks/The Corner Shop PR
Mittwoch Aus Licht: A woman sits inside a helicopter playing a violin
Jennymay Logan, violinist with the Elysian Quartet Photograph: David Jensen/The Corner Shop PR
Mittwoch aus Licht: A woman looks up as she sits at a piano
Stockhausen's long-time collaborator Kathinka Pasveer during rehearsals Photograph: The Corner Shop PR
Mittwoch aus Licht: A performer addressing a pantomime camel with a microphone
Rushaun Cookhorn and Lucicamel Photograph: Helen Maybanks/The Corner Shop PR
Mittwoch aus Licht: A man plays the tuba on a trapeze
Tuba player Ian Foster, one of 13 musicians suspended from the ceiling Photograph: Helen Maybanks/The Corner Shop PR
Mittwoch aus Licht: A man sits in a helicopter playing the viola
Vincent Sipprell, viola player with the Elysian Quartet Photograph: David Jensen/The Corner Shop PR
Mittwoch aus Licht: A man with a painted face stands on stage
A member of Ex Cathedra waits for his cue Photograph: Helen Maybanks/The Corner Shop PR
 

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