On December 19, two chamber operas were premiered in Budapest. Both are based on Slawomir Mrozek’s absurd one-act OUT at S.E.A. The production is a true international sensation, not only because of its participants from Singapore, Austria, Georgia, Romania, Germany, and Hungary, but also because the opera will be performed in Milan, Paris, Brussels, and Riga during the 2014-2015 season. 

András Almási-Tóth puts the story of people stuck on a boat at sea into the present day by using the familiar setting of a villa in a reality show or “survival” show. In fact, the startling of the audience begins already with the two operas having 6 composers instead of one. The Péter Eötvös Foundation for Contemporary Music chose the young composers through an application process in which each had to compose the part for one of the opera’s characters.