City of Dreams Date: October 12th 2009 Location: Théâtre des Champs-Elysées Click here for a list of other music events in Paris DescriptionEsa-Pekka Salonen and his
Philharmonia Orchestra end their nine-month series, City of Dreams
(Vienna 1900-1935) with this performance of Berg's first opera, Wozzeck
at Paris' Théâtre des Champs-Elysées.
A chilling and dramatic masterpiece, it is the apex of Viennese musical Expressionism. It draws on Berg’s own experiences of World War I and charts the eponymous hero's desperate descent into paranoia and insanity, using an intensely complex series of musical forms to express everything that the characters themselves cannot. Lionel Bringuier: Assistant Conductor Aidan Oliver: Chorus Master, Philharmonia Voices Nicholas Chalmers: Children's Musical Director (children's chorus amalgamated from London schools) François Galard, Pierre-Jean Bouyer: Image Realisation Isabelle Barrière: Live Video Alexandre Barrière: Staging Laura Thatcher: Stage Manager Jocelyn Bundy: Deputy Stage Manager Sian Harris: Costume Supervisor Jonathan Burton: Surtitles Henrietta Bredin: Opera Co-ordinator
Venue InformationAddress:Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, 15 Avenue Montaigne 75008 Area Champs-Élysées Transport Metro - Alma Marceau Ticket Price 5€ - 125€ Telephone 01.49.52.50.50 |
