Le Grand Macabre

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Simon Butteriss
Simon Butteriss

Black Minister

Chris Merritt
Chris Merritt

Piet the Pot

Inés Moraleda
Inés Moraleda

Amando

Ana Puche
Ana Puche

Amanda

Werner Van Mechelen
Werner Van Mechelen

Nekrotzar

Frode Olsen
Frode Olsen

Astradamors

Ning Liang
Ning Liang

Mescalina

Barbara Hannigan
Barbara Hannigan

Venus / Gepopo

Brian Asawa
Brian Asawa

Prince Go-Go

Francisco Vas
Francisco Vas

White Minister

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    Premiered in Stockholm in 1978, the work is based on a play by Michel de Ghelderode (1898-1962) and unfolds in an imaginary land inspired by the famous Dutch painter Pieter Brueghel the Elder: Nekrotzar, the Grand Macabre, announces the end of the world; but in a land ruled by eros, alcohol and corruption, his plan to unleash the Apocalypse bursts like a soap bubble. LIVE RECORDING FROM THE GRAN TEATRE DEL LICEU, BARCELONA, 2011

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    2011-11-19

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