 Event |
Breaking the Waves
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| Venue |
Festival Theatre, Adelaide, SA |
| Umbrella Event |
Adelaide Festival of Arts 2020 |
| First Date |
13 March 2020 |
| Last Date |
15 March 2020 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Fresh from its European premiere season at the 2019 Edinburgh International Festival comes the Adelaide Festival exclusive season of Missy Mazzoli’s Breaking the Waves, one of the most sensational operas of recent years. Based on Lars von Trier’s devastating but unforgettable 1996 film, this new production by Tom Morris (War Horse) returns us to its insular, Calvinist community of 1970’s Scotland. Its heroine Bess – a troubled, anti-Joan of Arc bursting out of a repressive patriarchy via a bizarre pact with God – is a formidable creation performed by brilliant soprano Sydney Mancasola. It’ |
| Description Source |
Website |
| Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
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| Secondary Genre |
Opera
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| Related Events |
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| Organisations |
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The Scottish Government, Grant Body
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The Adelaide Festival of Arts, Presenting Company
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Opera Ventures, Production Company
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Scottish Opera, Production Company
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Houston Grand Opera, Production Company
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Théâtre national de l’Opéra Comique, Production Company
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Howard and Sarah Solomon Foundation, Grant Body
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Denise Coates Foundation, Grant Body
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Karl Sydow, Investor
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Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Grant Body
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Canada
United States of America
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| Production Nationality |
Scotland
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| Further Information |
Australian Premiere/Australian Exclusive. Performed in English with English subtitles.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Web |
https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/events/breaking-the-waves/ |
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| Event Identifier |
148687 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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