Works in a magical way the way it has to be on the lake stage was the biggest challenge i am making and the head does become magical it turns into rigoletto the jester who makes a fool of himself in the course of the opera a tragic fall since the story ends badly thats why in this production the head is not only moved its taken apart dismantled becoming addicts head. Rigoletto daughter gilda has the musical high point melissa pity sings her aria norma from on high. Overall. It was. Its just very intense because youre not used to be high and so the breast can be sometimes you know a little bit unstable as youre literally flying in the air so it moves and if there is a little bit of wind you will you will feel it right away. This story is about power and abuse the juke of mantua commits right and those who stand in his way a down the way with this production is directed by Philip Stewart so better known for his music videos for ramstein and hes used to drastic imagery here in break ins to pulling verdis repeats into the present day. This is the heart of this obstacle so it was obvious to me that this is absolutely the right opera for them. Its a piece thats about to come use of power and sexual dependency most make its about how powerful men sexually exploit the lower classes thanks ill support and lets you know those are the 2 obvious way. This is the 50th anniversary of the stumble riots in new york city when gay lesbian and transgender groups stood up against constant harassment from the police and it led to the start of the Gay LiberationMovement Society thankfully has come a long way since then but the l. G. B. T. Q. Movement still fights for equal rights my guest is canadian musician some bands law who has an album called homotopy heres a song is getting at play right now in germany called gay baby. Will you be my. New. New new 30. And joining me now in the studio is the man himself sam bacile oh thank you for coming thanks very much for having that song about gay couples adopting. It is just one example of the album the record is pretty monothematic a clear statement of intent i would say in Todays Society here why did you feel the need to stay on the one subject. Well 1st of all the title is too good not to not to go with it and and the 2nd thing is that we like to pretend that perhaps because we have gay marriage now weve weve finished whatever fight there is going on as you pointed out before before and who you are hanging out actually germany has become a less safe place on the gay travel index for queer people that doesnt suggest that any fight is over quite yet. Is the 50th anniversary of the stonewall riots this year youre too young but i can remember when in my country it was illegal to be gay it was illegal also even a bit longer here in germany so we have come a long way though yeah absolutely i think the other the other problem though is assuming that any rights gained or rights that are then irrevocably gained and i dont think thats the case i think anyway where theres still bigotry in discrimination you have to you have to work against it and i happen to have the privilege of being out and comfortably out which many people still do not have and i have the privilege of being pretty well trained musician which means i can actually turn turn those stories into songs that hopefully people enjoy you mention of we took full but i still want to ask the gay travel in germany has gone down which surprised me and you i think canada your home country has way out i mean why do you think thats happened i mean my and my sense is that we live in a time of increasing folk well its not my sense that we live in a time of increasing polarization that polarization tends to push people towards the fringes of what we politically and socially believe which means that whoever is being radicalized towards any type of bigotry be it islamophobia anti semitism which are also on the rise tend to also pull in other bigotries with them that would be homophobia transphobia and the rest of it thats a very. Quickly some more music this is called pretty boy. John. I love that video by the way. People i should say should watch more its great fun lets talk about the music though you have a beautiful baritone voice and its not typical of pop music in fact i find theres a classical quality with it new music generally where does that come 5 grew up as a classical musician i was a chorister 1st and then i trained by the nest at least as a child and youth so thats where i come from i didnt i didnt get into pop rock and anything not classical until i was in my very late teens early twentys so that all came way later and im still getting used to that now ok now in another song actually this is it goes on you are a boy chorister in fact that you talk about. It rails against christianitys acid huge homosexually i quote i love gold but he doesnt love me i think gold hopefully loves you but its the bigoted. Norm christians are would say yeah is not right well that. The songs are not necessarily written from my personal perspective theyre written from the perspective of various at various different characters and this character believes that his god does not love him which is not a strange belief in some parts of christianity. The c. Of e. Which i grew up in always was kind to me in regards to homosexuality and relatively open but when it comes to conversion therapy and other. Strange cruel practices those tend to be rooted in ones own self hatred is as much as a parents desire to get you into a camp. When we were talking joel agent earlier today we could talk to you because you are in the studio you know exactly what youre doing and i go making the record making a record absolutely and theres about. Its. Already very proud of it and we havent finished yet so im love im loving it im working with the band at the moment to make it as good as possible i think its musically pretty all right and and lyrically its workin very different very different i mean on home and hoping on this we dont do the same song twice and this is definitely on the same record twice either some a little architecture for ours thank you very much for coming in thanks for having me thank you. Now to 100. 00 german must reads our continuing series about java books which are translated into english the all for the big it fun debate wrote the muscle feast in 2013 it immediately started winning prizes and after it was translated it also made it on to the independent foreign Fiction Prize short list that surprised made with the man booker anyway mole from man david levitz who has been flexing his muscles literally. You want to see my muscles. Now or not muscles muscles self for kilos of muscles washing cooking and eating. A mom and her 2 kids are preparing a family dinner fresh mussels thats the starting point of being a good friend of because novel the muscle feast ready ready ready ready ready. Actually the only person in the family who even likes muscles isnt there yet emotionally and physically abusive. While the other 3 wait for this tyrant to get home we get a glimpse behind those postwar german families picture perfect the side. Why in this world there is everything have to keep going on why cant it stop i think is going on and on should stop and my brother added yes especially the torture the torture of humans. Mother said as she was afraid he might hear us he wasnt there of course but that was what we were like we thought he knew everything and could see and hear everything even though we realized how impossible this was instead of giving his family love and security the father demands obedience and selfsacrifice their good founded because book terrorism part patriarchal Family Structures in one breathless monologue with dry humor and without mercy. With starters meekness and in mutiny the author says she wrote the book to understand how evolution started ready ready. Finally we pay tribute to one of germanys great patron of the arts read a book whos just. Afraid of borders greatest love was contemporary arts in 2005 he built a museum. In southern germany which has one of the most collected comprehensive. Collections of in europe from picasso to banksy bankss famous picture that was shredded was 1st exhibited often shredding anyway we have to leave it there frida border who has died aged 83 thanks for watching. That allegations are serious. Is turkeys Intelligence Agency carrying out of doctrines across the globe. Our. 2 men tell their stories of capture jail and torture. Or the kidnappings that theyre the ones beating. Abducted. In 30 minutes w. The quiet melody resounds Michael White of the. Ensued remains resonate when its. The mind and the music. Tovan 1st 12019 from september 6th to september 29th. Every journey begins with the 1st step and every language the 1st word going to happen to nico is in germany tomorrow. Why not when im with him i am. In the south in simple online on your mobile and free. Deal using a learning course the course of german made easy. Stick. Burglar google tourist guide for germanys plane capital i love berlin the scope of the multicultural metropolis in our duramax series. Bad its not like the terms. I love thinking life she was a citizen lets look at the close race like me just like this is the 50 nations 50 story and 53 personal tips on berlins very best picture so for. Those now senator let every week on t. W. Jimmys slip from the lion has announced she will step down as the countrys defense minister on tuesday the European Parliament is set to vote on whether fund a line is going to become a you Commission President shes faced opposition from some factions in the parliament who view her nomination binational latest as im democratic. Chairman she has planned on merkel his bride to gloat let a piggy to protesters during a visit to dresden in the countrys aist men