Part 1. Escaping confinement, the Japanese spy Ito (Tansel Akzeybek) seeks refuge with Lydia Pawlowska (Vera-Lotte Boecker), who hides him from the Russian officers. Ito and Lydia confess their love to each other. This extract – 'Blau, himmelblau... Traumversunken, liebestrunken' – is conducted by Jordan de Souza and directed by Barrie Kosky.
The full performance is no longer available but other material about the production can be found here.
