Photos: Louis Andriessen’s ‘Theatre of the World’

Leigh Melrose, center, portrays Athanasius Kircher as he is seduced by the witches, played by Charlotte Houberg, Sophie Fetokaki and Ingeborg Brochler, for the premiere of Louis Andriessen’s “Theatre of the World.”

From left, Steven van Watermeulen, Marcel Beekman and Leigh Melrose perform in “Theatre of the World.”

Reinbert de Leeuw conducts the music for Louis Andriessen’s “Theatre of the World.”

From left, Steven van Watermeulen, Lindsay Kesselman, Leigh Melrose and Marcel Beekman perform in “Theatre of the World.”

Leigh Melrose, Lindsay Kesselman and Steven van Watermeulen perform in “Theatre of the World.”

Marcel Beekman, left, Steven van Watermeulen, Leigh Melrose and Christina Zavalloni in Louis Andriessen’s “Theatre of the World.”