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Michael Boder

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Gran Teatre del Liceu

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Barcelonas Grand teatre del Liceu presents Gyrgy Ligetis sole opera Le grand macabre in a stunningly imaginative and highly theatrical production by La Fura dels Baus, a production that already scored an enormous success in Brussels, London and Rome and as Britains the independent proclaimed only comes along once a decade.

Ligetis (1923-2006) absurd-tragicomical masterpiece of the highest order blends popular theater, comics, pop art, cabaret, caricature and the apocalypse with fascinating imaginativeness. the orchestra, for example, is enhanced with instruments such as car horns and doorbells. Ligeti himself one of the great composers of the later 20th century called his work an anti-anti-opera. Premiered in stockholm in 1978, the work is based on a play by Michel de Ghelderode (1898-1962) and unfolds in an imaginary land inspired by the famous Dutch painter Pieter Breughel the elder: nekrotzar, the Grand Macabre, announces the end of the world; but in a land ruled by eros, alcohol and corruption, his plan to unleash the apocalypse bursts like a soap bubble. the people continue to lead their lives as before and refuse to be frightened by thoughts of death and a dark future

Masterfully rendering the colorful score is conductor Michael Boder and the orchestra and chorus of the Liceu. the top-notch cast includes Werner Van Mechelen as nekrotzar, Chris Merritt as Piet the Pot, Barbara Hannigan as Chief of the secret police, and Brian asawa as Prince Go-Go. the result is splendid [] it is rare that everything fits so well (El Pas), a rousing and compellingly presented, surreal spectacle, simply breathtaking! (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung).

Conductor MichaelBoder Orchestra SymphonyOrchestra oftheGranTeatredelLiceu Chorus ChorusoftheGranTeatredelLiceu Chorus Master JosLusBasso

Venus / Gepopo BarbaraHannigan amanda AnaPuche amando InsMoraleda Prince Go-Go BrianAsawa Mescalina NingLiang Piet the Pot ChrisMerritt nekrotzar WernerVanMechelen astradamors FrodeOlsen Ruffiak GabrielDiap schabiack MiquelRosales schabernack RamonGrau White Minister FranciscoVas Black Minister SimonButteriss

staged by lexOll(LaFuradelsBaus) incollaborationwith ValentinaCarrasco Video Director XaviBov

Length approx.120'

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