Iolanta / Perséphone – Teatro Real

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Iolanta / Perséphone – Teatro Real (2012)

Directed by Peter Sellars

· 3h 07m

Iolanta is a one act lyric opera, sung in Russian, by Tchaikovsky. Performed in the style of a nineteenth-century Italian melodrama, the scenes have a recitative introduction followed by a single arioso, aria, duet or chorus. Persephone is a three act melodrama, sung in French, by Stravinsky. It is a story of regeneration, symbolised in Sellars use of dancers from the Cambodian dance company, Amrita Performing Arts. Peter Sellars, one of the most innovative creators on today's stage, has linked these two productions by using the same stage setting, instantly archaic yet modern, and lit by rich colours to define the journey from darkness to light.

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Cast

D
Dominique Blanc Pavel Cernoch
K
Khon Chansithyka
I
Irina Churilova
V
Vasily Efimov
P
Paul Groves
P
Pavel Kudinov
A
Alexej Markov Ekaterina Semenchuk
L
Letitia Singleton Teodor Currentzis Self – Conductor

Crew

Director
Peter Sellars
Original Music Composer
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Igor Stravinsky

Details

Release date
2012-10-15
Runtime
3h 07m
Original language
RU
Spoken languages
Russian
Countries
Spain
Production
Teatro Real de Madrid