Did we mention Kiera Duffy, Soprano will be joining us on the monumental No. 42 (In the Alps) at Carnegie Hall? The piece, in the composers words, combines many of the subjects that fascinate me: the relationship of text narrative and musical narrative, the history of opera, early cinema, the theatrical practices of the nineteenth century, along with the folk and popular music of the Alpine region… Like any self respecting melodrama the text and music combine to depict or imply a wide ranging theatrical adventure, in this piece starting at the Creation (or the big bang), a lonely existence, scenes of rustic village life, some carpentry, many mountain goats, unrequited love, and ending in a quest destined to fail.
Posted on: Tue, 08 Apr 2014 21:00:02 +0000
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