Bochumer Symphoniker
Prisoner of the State
Wed 27
May
2020
-20.00
Cancelled
| introduction by Klaas Coulembier | 19.15 |
| start | 20.00 |
All prices include booking fees.
Cult composer David Lang takes Beethoven’s Fidelio into the present
The Concertgebouw sees your health as its highest priority. Following the latest risk assessment of the further spread of the coronavirus, we are cancelling this performance. You can use this form to send us your choice of voucher or gift. Confirm your choice on the digital form before 15 April 2020 at the latest.
American Bang on a Can composer David Lang is fascinated by Beethoven's Fidelio, his only opera – for chamber orchestra, large male choir and four soloists. Taking Fidelio as his basis, Lang constructs a brand-new musical drama. The abuses portrayed are topical and of all times. The orchestra is both actor and eyewitness in the chronicle of an evil government and the fall of a political tyrant.
programme
David Lang (1957)
Prisoner of the State (Belgian première, commissioned by Concertgebouw Brugge)
commissioned by Concertgebouw Brugge, New York Philharmonic, De Doelen (Rotterdam), Barbican (London),
l'Auditori Barcelona, Bochumer Symphoniker & Malmö Opera
David Lang (1957)
Prisoner of the State (Belgian première, commissioned by Concertgebouw Brugge)
commissioned
performers
Bochumer Symphoniker: orchestra
Flemish Radio Choir: choir
Steven Sloane: conductor
Claron McFaddon: soprano
Alan Oke: tenor
Jarrett Ott: baritone
Davóne Tines: bass
Elkhana Pulitzer: direction
Matt Saunders: decor
Floriaan Ganzevoort: lighting design
Maline Casta: costume design
Adam Larsen: images & projection
David Lang: libretto & music
Bochumer Symphoniker: orchestra
Flemish Radio Choir: choir
Steven Sloane: conductor
Claron McFaddon: soprano
A
Wed 27
May
2020
-20.00
Cancelled
| introduction by Klaas Coulembier | 19.15 |
| start | 20.00 |
All prices include booking fees.
