Performance

Venue	Old Vic Theatre
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	21st November 2004
To	21st November 2004
When	19:30
Old Vic Theatre (V402)
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The Soldier's Tale (L'Histoire du Soldat)

Work:: The Soldier's Tale (L'Histoire du Soldat) (S02023697903)

The Soldier's Tale (L'Histoire du Soldat) tells the Faustian tale of a soldier who sells his soul to the devil in return for infinite wealth, and explores the concepts of evil, duality and temptation. Stravinsky worked with the writer, Rumuz on this innovative work of music theatre in 1918 while living in Switzerland, surrounded by war-torn Europe.

Music	Stravinsky
Lyrics	Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz

Production:: (T01296251914)

The Motion Group intend to take this production to Baghdad in 2005 in an initiative to foster meaningful and sustainable collaboration with Iraqi artists in the post-war era, using a new Arabic/English translation, before bringing it back to London.

Producer	Motion Group
Translation	Jeremy Sams
Director	Andrew Steggall
Performer	Jeremy Irons (The Narrator)
Performer	Eddie Redmayne
Company	Philharmonia Orchestra

Listing:: L01017087511

Production details

The Motion Group intend to take this production to Baghdad in 2005 in an initiative to foster meaningful and sustainable collaboration with Iraqi artists in the post-war era, using a new Arabic/English translation, before bringing it back to London.

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