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Performance

VenueLeeds Playhouse (formerly West Yorkshire Playhouse)
Also: Courtyard, Quarry, Bramall Rock Void
TownLeeds
CountyWest Yorkshire
From13th October 2022
To15th October 2022
Leeds Playhouse (formerly West Yorkshire Playhouse) (V977)
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  • Date of change: 20 Sep 22 - T0236294175

Orpheus - A Reimagining of Monteverdi's Opera

Work:: Orpheus (S1564408672)

The story begins with the wedding of Orpheus - a musician of mythical power - to Eurydice. But the celebrations are cut brutally short by Eurydice's sudden death. This is a grief too great for Orpheus to bear, and he resolves to do anything he can to return her to life.
Music Monteverdi
Lyrics Alessandro Striggio

Production:: A Reimagining of Monteverdi's Opera (T0236294175)

Multilingual with English titles. Monteverdi is often credited with inventing opera in this experimental 'fable in music', which both celebrates and demonstrates the transcendent power of music to touch the heart and express the deepest human emotions of love and grief. Honouring Monteverdi's pioneering spirit, this new version of Orpheus is born of a union of uniquely talented singers and musicians from both the South Asian and western classical traditions, who invite us to join them in a thrilling reimagining of a beautiful baroque masterpiece.
Company Opera North (in collaboration with South Asian Arts-uk)
Director Anna Himali Howard
Design Leslie Travers
Costume Leslie Travers
Musical Director Laurence Cummings
Musical Director Jasdeep Singh Degun
Music Ustad Dharambir Singh (Indian music and artistic consultant)
Lighting Jackie Shemesh
Director Simone Ibbett-Brown (associate director)
Music Jasdeep Singh Degun (additional arrangement and musical material)
Performer Nicholas Watts (Orpheus)
Performer Kezia Bienek
Performer Jasdeep Singh Degun
Performer Amy Freston
Performer Ustad Shahbaz
Performer Supriya Nagarajan
Performer Kirpal Singh Panesar
Performer Kaviraj Singh
Performer Vijay Venkat

Listing:: L02097485570

Quarry



A Reimagining of Monteverdi's Opera

Multilingual with English titles. Monteverdi is often credited with inventing opera in this experimental 'fable in music', which both celebrates and demonstrates the transcendent power of music to touch the heart and express the deepest human emotions of love and grief. Honouring Monteverdi's pioneering spirit, this new version of Orpheus is born of a union of uniquely talented singers and musicians from both the South Asian and western classical traditions, who invite us to join them in a thrilling reimagining of a beautiful baroque masterpiece. Quarry

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