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La Passion de Simone - A Musical Journey in Fifteen Stations archive

Kaija Saariaho's oratorio for soprano, choir, electronics and orchestra, with a text by Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf, penetrates the life and spiritual world of French-Jewish feminist philosopher, mathematician and mystic Simone Weil who, in 1943, made the ultimate sacrifice, dying of starvation after refusing to eat more food that her fellow countrymen in the Nazi death camps. This work was composed for Dawn Upshaw who performs it here for the first time. UK Premiere. Fully-staged performance. 90 mins no interval. Commissioned by New Crowned Hope (Vienna), Barbican Centre, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and Los Angeles Philharmonic,

Cast/Performers

Dawn Upshaw (soprano), Michael Schumacher (dancer)

Creatives/Company

Author: Kaija Saariaho
Other: Amin Maalouf (text)
Director: Peter Sellars
Conductor: Robert Spano
Company(s): City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, London Voices
Costume: Martin Pakledinaz
Lighting: James F. Ingalls

La Passion de Simone - A Musical Journey in Fifteen Stations

La Passion de Simone - A Musical Journey in Fifteen Stations (Concert) production archive for QTIX code T235976665. Details of all La Passion de Simone - A Musical Journey in Fifteen Stations archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S0184510920

Archive Listings

10 Jul 07
to
12 Jul 07

Barbican Centre
West End, Greater London
Performance Details => Venue archive

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