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Le Grand Macabre (2011)

2011-11-19 · EN
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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

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Valentina CarrascoDirectorAlex OlleDirectorGyörgy LigetiWriter

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Michael BoderMichael BoderConductorSimon ButterissSimon ButterissChris MerrittChris MerrittInés MoraledaInés MoraledaAna PucheAna PucheWerner Van MechelenWerner Van MechelenFrode OlsenFrode OlsenNing LiangNing LiangBarbara HanniganBarbara HanniganBrian AsawaBrian AsawaFrancisco VasFrancisco Vas

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Opera

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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