Details

Set in an imaginary country (Breughel Land) this opera has a surreal plot which features sex, drinking, economic crisis, politics and corruption with an over-riding theme of death and the end of the world. But when the end of the world arrives, as announced by Nekrotzar, the only person to die is Death himself. First performed 1978.

Cast/Performers

Caroline Stein (Venus / Gepopo), Willard White (Nekrotzar), Graham Clark (Piet the Pot), Frans Fieslier (Black Minister), Johannette Zomer (Amanda), Hanne Fischer (Amando), Hilary Summers (Mescalina), Dario Suss (Astradamors), Steven Cole (White Minister), David Walker (Prince Go-Go)

Creatives/Company

Music: Gyorgy Ligeti
Conductor: Michael Boder
Company: BBC Singers

Le Grand Macabre - Great Performers 2003/2004

Le Grand Macabre - Great Performers 2003/2004 (Opera or Operetta) production archive for QTIX code T01008540567. Details of all Le Grand Macabre - Great Performers 2003/2004 archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S1812365802

Archive Listings

19 Oct 03

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

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