 Event |
macbEth
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| Venue |
ASB Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Umbrella Event |
Auckland Arts Festival 2015 |
| First Date |
11 March 2015 |
| Opening Date |
11 March 2015 |
| Last Date |
15 March 2015 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Set in today's Congo, Macbeth is an inspired adaptation of Verdi's arresting and intense opera from controversial South African director Brett Bailey. In this re-creation, a group of Congolese refugees stumble upon a trunk filled with sheet music, costumes and gramophone recordings of Verdi's Macbeth. This theatrical paraphernalia becomes the catalyst for a dramatic re-telling of Shakespeare's tale of ambition, corruption and witchcraft, with the Macbeths as war-lords, the three sisters as double-crossing businessmen and Dunsinane as the Great Lakes region of Central Africa. Macbeth features a mix of Verdi's original score combined with imaginative re-arrangements by Belgian composer Fabrizio Cassol. Performed by an on-stage chamber orchestra and 10 rich-voiced African singers, this is theatre for today; moving, fascinating, fast-paced and threaded through with African musical and theatrical influences. |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| 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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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Belgium
South Africa
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| Production Nationality |
South Africa
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
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Description |
| Programme |
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| Event Identifier |
154676 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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