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DESCRIPTION:Jun 18-28\, 2026\n“The mind is like a parachute\,” the late
  maverick Frank Zappa once said. “It doesn’t work if it isn’t open.
 ” The Zurich native Aviel Cahn\, general manager of the Grand Théâtre 
 de Genève since 2019\, plainly has a parachute in excellent working order
 . A trained musician with a doctorate in law\, Cahn left Switzerland in hi
 s mid 20s to manage international relations for the Beijing Orchestra\, mo
 ved on to become head of casting for the Finnish National Opera\, and has 
 since directed the Bern Opera\, the Zurich Chamber Orchestra\, and the Fle
 mish Opera (next stop: the Deutsche Oper Berlin). In Geneva\, Cahn has sho
 wn a surprising soft spot for out-of-the-box Americana. His inaugural prod
 uction in Calvin’s city was a highly acclaimed reboot of the Philip Glas
 s/Robert Wilson milestone Einstein on the Beach. Cahn’s farewell is even
  weirder: a live-action reenactment of Zappa’s 1971 cinematic cult flick
  200 Motels\, starring Zappa’s freakout band The Mothers of Invention. I
 n the film\, Theodore Bikel played the all-important role of Master of Cer
 emonies\, who may be the Devil. Bikel’s greatest claims to fame were in 
 live musical theater. Opposite Mary Martin’s Maria\, he was the original
  Baron von Trapp in The Sound of Music\, and his tally of more than 2\,100
  performances as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof\, on Broadway and elsewhere\
 , broke records. The Geneva Emcee is the bass-baritone Justin Hopkins\, wh
 o has proved his operatic powers as the priestly Sarastro of The Magic Flu
 te\, Rossini’s Moses\, and Kurt Weill’s conscience-stricken Javert fig
 ure Olim in Der Silbersee. He also has an ongoing side hustle channeling t
 he legendary singer-activist Paul Robeson (of “Old Man River” fame). P
 lus\, the guy has sung for the Dalai Lama. The Devil should be a piece of 
 cake.
LOCATION:Grand Théâtre de Genève\, Boulevard du Théâtre 11\, 1211 Gen
 ève\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:Frank Zappa: 200 Motels
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