Musiktheatralität im Schaffen von Georges Aperghis

Georges Aperghis' musical universe: where boundaries blur and sound becomes theater

Benjamin Scheuer’s interdisciplinary research offers a fascinating insight into the work of the Greek-French composer Georges Aperghis. The focus is on his unique approach to musical theater, which consistently breaks down conventional boundaries between concert hall and stage, music and language, and body and instrument.

The analysis reveals how Aperghis uses minimalist material to create complex soundscapes in which musicians become performers and the human voice becomes a field of experimentation. His works deliberately reject linear narrative structures and instead open up ambiguous spaces of experience in which physical presence and sound merge inseparably.

This is particularly evident in the seminal work *Le corps à corps*, which redefines the relationship between performer, instrument, and audience. Scheuer unpacks Aperghis’ compositional strategies, which range from the theatricalized concert to the multimedia spectacle and consistently place the human being—in all their physicality and vulnerability—at the center.

An indispensable guide to understanding contemporary music theater for anyone interested in the intersection of musical expression and theatrical gesture.

contents