The Othello syndrome
The Othello syndrome
Uri Caine
MUSIC SPECTACLE
Premiere on 19 March 2013 at La Comète
Mise en espace, Jacques Bonnaffé
Desdémone, Kate McGarry
Othello, Bunny Sigler
Iago, Jacques Bonnaffé
Production, La Comète, Scène nationale de Châlons-en-Champagne
Co-production, Opéra Comique, Scène national de Sénart
Resume
A pianist improvising on jazz and a disciple of Luciano Berio, Uri Caine was the music director of the 2003 Venice Biennale. There, he played his own jazz Othello inspired from the Verdi opera with citations from Shakespeare. Written anew for seven instrumentalists, two vocalists and an actor, this piece is performed for the first time on a French stage.
Performance duration 1h30 with no interval
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