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Performance

VenueOld Vic Theatre
TownWest End
CountyGreater London
From21st November 2004
To21st November 2004
When19:30
Old Vic Theatre (V402)
Current/Future Listings
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The Soldier's Tale (L'Histoire du Soldat)

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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