oder: Die merk- und denkwürdigen Wege des Glücks (German for Gisela!

was first performed in the Maschinenhalle of the Zeche Zweckel [de], Gladbeck, Germany, on 25 September 2010 as part of the Ruhrtriennale music and arts festival by the contemporary music ensemble musikFabrik in collaboration with local youth groups and students of the Folkwang University, Essen.

Pierre Audi directed, the cast included Hanna Herfurtner as Gisela, Fausto Reinhardt as Gennaro and Michael Dahmen as Hanspeter.

The Semperoper team included the conductor Erik Nielsen and the director Elisabeth Stöppler, with Nadja Mchantaf as Gisela, Giorgio Berrugi as Gennaro and Markus Butter as Hanspeter.

It is in some ways a parable to Henze's own life[6] – a person from the north of Germany falling in love with Italy.

They attend a commedia dell'arte performance in a folk theatre and Gisela is fascinated by the young actor Gennaro who plays the role of Pulcinella.