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
Willard White (Nekrotzar),
Graham Clark (Piet the Pot),
Laura Claycomb (Amanda),
Caroline Stein (Venus),
Charlotte Hellekant (Amando),
Jard van Nes (Mescalina),
Derek Lee Ragin (Prince Go-Go),
Frode Olsen (Astradamors),
Steven Cole (White Minister),
Richard Suart (Black Minister)
Creatives/Company
Music:
Gyorgy LigetiCompany:
Royal OperaDirector:
Peter SellarsDesign:
George TsypinCostume(s):
Dunya Ramicova,
Dunya RamicovaConductor:
Esa-Pekka SalonenLighting:
James F Ingalis
