A unique collaboration led to one of the great successes of last year’s Salzburg Festival. The famous Salzburg Marionette Theatre asked the artist Georg Baselitz – the éminence grise of modern German expressionism, who passed away in April of this year – to design the puppets and the set for a new production of Igor Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du Soldat. The internationally renowned violinist Isabelle Faust and some of her musical friends took charge of the music. A masterstroke! This was evident from the reactions of both the audience and the international press. 

Stravinsky’s music theatre work for small ensemble was born out of necessity. The composer lived in Switzerland during the First World War and needed a project with a small cast that could easily tour. The choice fell on a Russian fairy tale about a soldier who makes a Faustian deal with the devil, exchanging his violin for a magical book that reveals the future. When the devil is involved, things rarely end well. That was initially true for Stravinsky’s venture as well, since the tour was interrupted by the Spanish flu. Still, L’Histoire entered both theatre and music history as a milestone of modernism.

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Copresentation with Bozar. 

Practical information

Date: Friday 25 September 2026
Address: Biezekapelstraat 9, 9000 Ghent

Ticket prices
Rang 1 38 euro
Rang 2 28 euro

UiTPAS reduced price Tickets Gent

Timing
19:15 Doors open
20:00 Concert starts
21:30 Expected end

There is no intermission.
There are toilets available at the venue, including accessible facilities.
A cloakroom is also available.

Accessibility
The concert venue is wheelchair accessible. Assistance dogs are welcome. If desired, staff members are available to guide you to your seat.

If you require additional or specific assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us via toegankelijkheid@festival.be or +32 9 243 94 94 so we can provide the necessary support.

You can find more information about the accessibility of the concert hall here.

Getting there
The nearest bicycle parking facilities are located in Lange Kruisstraat and Maaseikstraat.
Travel by train: book your Bravo! Ticket at a discounted rate via the NMBS.

More information about access to the MIRY Concert Hall can be found here.

Plan your visit
More useful tips for planning your visit to Flanders Festival Ghent can be found here.