Performance

Venue	London Coliseum
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	17th September 2009
To	9th October 2009
When	Sep 17, 22, 25, Oct 1, 9 at 19:30. Oct 3 18:30
What is currently on at London Coliseum (V376)

Le Grand Macabre

T1909481187
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.

Music

Gyorgy Ligeti

Archive :: production:T1909481187, opera or operetta:S1812365802, venue:V376

Production details

Running time 2hrs 15mins. New production supported by the 20/20 Group

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Company

Producer	English National Opera
Producer	La Monnaie Brussels
Producer	Gran Teatro del Liceu Barcelona
Producer	Teatro dell' Opera di Roma
Conductor	Baldur Bronnimann
Director	Alex Olle
Director	Valentina Carrasco
Design	Alfons Flores
Design	Franc Aleu (video)
Costume	Lluc Castells
Lighting	Peter van Praet
Translation	Geoffrey Skelton
Performer	Susanna Andersson (Venus / Gepopo)
Performer	Susan Bickley (Mescalina)
Performer	Andrew Watts (Prince Go-Go)
Performer	Ablinger-Sperhacke (Pot Wolfgang)
Performer	Pavlo Hunka (Nekrotzer)
Performer	Frode Olsen (Astradamors)
Performer	Daniel Norman (White Minister)
Performer	Simon Butteriss (Black Minister)
Performer	Rebecca Bottone (Amanda)
Performer	Frances Bourne (Amando)

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