Details

A feast for the eyes and ears, the performance utilises modern staging with early music madrigals by Claudio Monteverdi. The company perform madrigals from the sixth, seventh and eighth books including the expressive cycle 'Lamento d Arianna from Monteverdi s lost 1608 opera, 'Arianna . This cycle is based on Arianna s lament after her betrayal by Theseus in the classical Greek legend. Poignant a cappella madrigals are interspersed with accompanied pieces including 'Chiome d Oro , 'Interrotte Speranze and 'Lamento della Ninfa . The show suggests a group of post-war Italian refugees who pause for a series of vignettes on life and love and relationships. The madrigals are sung in Italian, with short, poetic synopses of the text appearing projected on the set for the new audience prior to each scene. Running time 1 hour 10 mins

Cast/Performers

Philip Anderson (tenor), Michael Brown (tenor), Grant Herreid (actor / lute), Barbara Hollinshead (mezzo soprano), Robert Mealy (violin), Paul Shipper (bass / guitar / recorder), Daniel Swenberg (theorbo), Christa Patton (harp), Gwendolyn Toth (actor / harpsichord), Jessica Tranzillo (soprano)

Creatives/Company

Author(s): Martin Platt, Gwendolyn Toith
Company: Artek (in association with Richard Jordan Productions Ltd
Director(s): Martin Platt, Gwendolyn Toth
Lighting(s): Eric Cornwell, Gayle Jeffery
Costume: Carol Sherry