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| Tuesday 11-Jun-13 08:30pm |
 Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ: Main Hall, AmsterdamDesdemona Holland Festival |
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| Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Piet Heinkade 1, Amsterdam 1019 BR, Netherlands Tuesday 11-Jun-13 08:30pm Desdemona Toni Morrison's response to Othello discusses racism, war and oppression.
Nobel prize laureate Toni Morrison wrote Desdemona after a discussion about Othello with the director Peter Sellars. In her text, Morrison gives a voice to Desdemona, who has a modest part in Shakespeare’s play. From the grave, the Shakespearean heroine fills in the gaps in her history through an intimate dialogue with Barbary, the African nanny who raised her.
With her mesmerising voice, award-winning Malian singer-songwriter Rokia Traoré gives a virtuoso performance as Barbary. Traoré also wrote the music, which is performed by two musicians and two singers from Mali. As the play develops, we discover a different Desdemona, a woman of flesh and blood who speaks out about racism, war and oppression – and the transformative power of love.
Commissioned by: Wiener Festwochen, Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers, Cal Performances, Berkeley, California, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, spielzeit’europa | Berliner Festspiele, Barbican, London, Arts Council London, London 2012 Festival
Tickets €37.50 - 27.50, students/CJO €17.50 all categories. Running time 2 hours, no interval.Image credit: Ada Nieuwendijk | ||
| Wednesday 12-Jun-13 08:30pm |
Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ: Main Hall, Amsterdam Desdemona Holland Festival |
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| Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Piet Heinkade 1, Amsterdam 1019 BR, Netherlands Wednesday 12-Jun-13 08:30pm Desdemona Toni Morrison's response to Othello discusses racism, war and oppression.
Nobel prize laureate Toni Morrison wrote Desdemona after a discussion about Othello with the director Peter Sellars. In her text, Morrison gives a voice to Desdemona, who has a modest part in Shakespeare’s play. From the grave, the Shakespearean heroine fills in the gaps in her history through an intimate dialogue with Barbary, the African nanny who raised her.
With her mesmerising voice, award-winning Malian singer-songwriter Rokia Traoré gives a virtuoso performance as Barbary. Traoré also wrote the music, which is performed by two musicians and two singers from Mali. As the play develops, we discover a different Desdemona, a woman of flesh and blood who speaks out about racism, war and oppression – and the transformative power of love.
Commissioned by: Wiener Festwochen, Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers, Cal Performances, Berkeley, California, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, spielzeit’europa | Berliner Festspiele, Barbican, London, Arts Council London, London 2012 Festival
Tickets €37.50 - 27.50, students/CJO €17.50 all categories. Running time 2 hours, no interval.Image credit: Ada Nieuwendijk | ||
| Thursday 13-Jun-13 08:30pm |
Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ: Main Hall, Amsterdam Desdemona Holland Festival |
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| Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Piet Heinkade 1, Amsterdam 1019 BR, Netherlands Thursday 13-Jun-13 08:30pm Desdemona Toni Morrison's response to Othello discusses racism, war and oppression.
Nobel prize laureate Toni Morrison wrote Desdemona after a discussion about Othello with the director Peter Sellars. In her text, Morrison gives a voice to Desdemona, who has a modest part in Shakespeare’s play. From the grave, the Shakespearean heroine fills in the gaps in her history through an intimate dialogue with Barbary, the African nanny who raised her.
With her mesmerising voice, award-winning Malian singer-songwriter Rokia Traoré gives a virtuoso performance as Barbary. Traoré also wrote the music, which is performed by two musicians and two singers from Mali. As the play develops, we discover a different Desdemona, a woman of flesh and blood who speaks out about racism, war and oppression – and the transformative power of love.
Commissioned by: Wiener Festwochen, Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers, Cal Performances, Berkeley, California, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, spielzeit’europa | Berliner Festspiele, Barbican, London, Arts Council London, London 2012 Festival
Tickets €37.50 - 27.50, students/CJO €17.50 all categories. Running time 2 hours, no interval.Image credit: Ada Nieuwendijk | ||
| Thursday 4-Jul-13 09:00pm |
Albert Hall, Manchester Michelangelo Sonnets Manchester International Festival |
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| Albert Hall, Manchester, Manchester M2 5QJ, United Kingdom Thursday 4-Jul-13 09:00pm Michelangelo Sonnets Peter Sellars, renowned theatre and opera director brings together the dynamic vocal and physical presence of bass-baritone Eric Owens, star of New York’s Metropolitan Opera and the unique talent of organist Cameron Carpenter.Eric Owen is acclaimed for his commanding stage presence and has carved a unique place in the contemporary opera world as both an esteemed interpreter of classic works and a champion of new music. Cameron Carpenter has quickly garnered a worldwide reputation for his daring, imaginative and exhilarating performances. He most recently wowed audience and received 5 star reviews for his 2012 proms performance. The duo will perform Shostakovich's Suite on Verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti and JS Bach’s Cantata Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen (BSV 56). The venue is Albert Hall, is a grade II listed Wesleyan chapel that will be opening to the public for the first time in more than 40 years and sure to the fourth star of the evening. Designed in an eclectic style with Baroque and Gothic elements, with stained glass windows, ornate ceiling and a century old organ, it is sure to add the drama and excitement of the evening. | ||
| Thursday 17-Oct-13 07:00pm |
Philharmonie: Großer Saal, Berlin Berliner Philharmoniker |
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| Philharmonie: Großer Saal, Berlin, D10785 Berlin, Germany Thursday 17-Oct-13 07:00pm Berliner Philharmoniker | ||
| Friday 18-Oct-13 07:00pm |
Philharmonie: Großer Saal, Berlin Berliner Philharmoniker |
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| Philharmonie: Großer Saal, Berlin, D10785 Berlin, Germany Friday 18-Oct-13 07:00pm Berliner Philharmoniker | ||
| Saturday 19-Oct-13 07:00pm |
Philharmonie: Großer Saal, Berlin Berliner Philharmoniker |
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| Philharmonie: Großer Saal, Berlin, D10785 Berlin, Germany Saturday 19-Oct-13 07:00pm Berliner Philharmoniker | ||
| Thursday 27-Feb-14 08:00pm |
Philharmonie: Großer Saal, Berlin Berliner Philharmoniker |
Berliner Philharmoniker Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor Camilla Tilling, Soprano Magdalena Kožená, Mezzo-soprano Topi Lehtipuu, Tenor: Arias Mark Padmore, Tenor: Evangelist Roderick Williams, Baritone: Christus Christian Gerhaher, Baritone: Pilate Rundfunkchor Berlin Simon Halsey, Conductor Peter Sellars, Director |
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| Philharmonie: Großer Saal, Berlin, D10785 Berlin, Germany Thursday 27-Feb-14 08:00pm Berliner Philharmoniker Berliner Philharmoniker Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor Camilla Tilling, Soprano Magdalena Kožená, Mezzo-soprano Topi Lehtipuu, Tenor: Arias Mark Padmore, Tenor: Evangelist Roderick Williams, Baritone: Christus Christian Gerhaher, Baritone: Pilate Rundfunkchor Berlin Simon Halsey, Conductor Peter Sellars, Director | ||
| Friday 28-Feb-14 08:00pm |
Philharmonie: Großer Saal, Berlin Berliner Philharmoniker |
Berliner Philharmoniker Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor Camilla Tilling, Soprano Magdalena Kožená, Mezzo-soprano Topi Lehtipuu, Tenor: Arias Mark Padmore, Tenor: Evangelist Roderick Williams, Baritone: Christus Christian Gerhaher, Baritone: Pilate Rundfunkchor Berlin Simon Halsey, Conductor Peter Sellars, Director |
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| Philharmonie: Großer Saal, Berlin, D10785 Berlin, Germany Friday 28-Feb-14 08:00pm Berliner Philharmoniker Berliner Philharmoniker Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor Camilla Tilling, Soprano Magdalena Kožená, Mezzo-soprano Topi Lehtipuu, Tenor: Arias Mark Padmore, Tenor: Evangelist Roderick Williams, Baritone: Christus Christian Gerhaher, Baritone: Pilate Rundfunkchor Berlin Simon Halsey, Conductor Peter Sellars, Director | ||
| Saturday 1-Mar-14 08:00pm |
Philharmonie: Großer Saal, Berlin Berliner Philharmoniker |
Berliner Philharmoniker Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor Camilla Tilling, Soprano Magdalena Kožená, Mezzo-soprano Topi Lehtipuu, Tenor: Arias Mark Padmore, Tenor: Evangelist Roderick Williams, Baritone: Christus Christian Gerhaher, Baritone: Pilate Rundfunkchor Berlin Simon Halsey, Conductor Peter Sellars, Director |
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| Philharmonie: Großer Saal, Berlin, D10785 Berlin, Germany Saturday 1-Mar-14 08:00pm Berliner Philharmoniker Berliner Philharmoniker Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor Camilla Tilling, Soprano Magdalena Kožená, Mezzo-soprano Topi Lehtipuu, Tenor: Arias Mark Padmore, Tenor: Evangelist Roderick Williams, Baritone: Christus Christian Gerhaher, Baritone: Pilate Rundfunkchor Berlin Simon Halsey, Conductor Peter Sellars, Director | ||
