Details

555: Verlaine en prison tells the untold and unjust story one of France's most celebrated poets, Paul Verlaine who shot and injured his lover, the 17-year old poet Arthur Rimbaud. Despite Rimbaud dropping the charges, Verlaine's homosexuality ensured that he received the maximum sentence - 555 days in Mons prison. 555: Verlaine en Prison, weaves together settings of Verlaine's poetry by Debussy, Hahn and Faure and extracts from his letters and poems to tell the poet's extraordinary story in his own words. Sung in French with English surtitles.

Cast/Performers

Logan Lopez Gonzalez (countertenor), Anna Sideris, Stella Marie Lorenz (piano)

Creatives/Company

Author(s): Logan Lopez Gonzalez, Eleanor Burke
Presented by: Green Opera

555: Verlaine En Prison

555: Verlaine En Prison (Opera or Operetta) production archive for QTIX code T1424139801. Details of all 555: Verlaine En Prison archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S338216115

Archive Listings

4 Sep 24
to
7 Sep 24

Arcola
Inner London, Greater London
Performance Details => Venue archive

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