Le Grand Macabre (2011)
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 Brueghel 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. LIVE RECORDING FROM THE GRAN TEATRE DEL LICEU, BARCELONA, 2011
Directors: Alex Olle, Valentina Carrasco.
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Simon Butteriss as Black Minister |
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Chris Merritt as Piet the Pot |
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Inés Moraleda as Amando |
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Ana Puche as Amanda |
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Werner Van Mechelen as Nekrotzar |
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Frode Olsen as Astradamors |
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Ning Liang as Mescalina |
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Barbara Hannigan as Venus / Gepopo |
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Brian Asawa as Prince Go-Go |
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Francisco Vas as White Minister |
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Michael Boder as Self - Conductor |
| Directing | Alex Olle | Director |
| Directing | Valentina Carrasco | Director |
| Writing | György Ligeti | Writer |