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SZYMANOWSKI
Monumental
uncertainty
12 th century King Roger II of Sicily's
authority is threatened by the arrival
of a young shepherd who is converting
the inhabitants of the island
to his pagan ideas. Karol Szymanowski's
1924 opera Król Roger
(King Roger) presents this material
in a monumental, dense and virtuosic
score, and stands as one of the
major operas of the 20 th century.
Following its première performances
at the Bregenz Festival in August,
David Pountney's new production
of Król Roger (stage design:
Raimund Bauer) now comes to the
Liceu in Barcelona for eight performances,
conducted by Josep
Pons.
Pons joins the Symphony Orchestra
and Chorus of the Liceu on 15 Nov
for a Szymanowski concert including
his Stabat Mater and Symphonie
No. 3. www.bit.ly/liceu1
SATIE
Stage set:
Pablo Picasso
Three works by Eric Satie, a great
original composer, are scheduled for
performances. 1926 saw the world
première of Satie’s ballet Mercure.
Poses plastiques (choreographer:
Léonide Massines; stage set and
costumes: Pablo Picasso). The ballet
was commissioned by the Count
de Beaumont, who wanted to use
the exclusive cast to compete with
Diaghilev’s Ballets russes. The piece
will be performed in Rouen/F on 19
Nov under Johannes Debus. In
1928, Roger Desormière arranged
Satie’s Geneviève de Brabant, a
pièce en vers et en prose, which will
be presented by “Die Oper im
Knopfloch” on 17 Oct in Oberengstringen/CH.
The same year,
Darius Milhaud orchestrated Jack
in the Box, Satie’s pantomime ballet
for piano. The 3-movement
work lasts 6 minutes and can be
heard on 18 Oct in Reutlingen/D.
Eric Satie
szymanowski / satie
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