Dutch National Opera
The Four Note Opera - tour
Dates
12, 15 and 28 November 2024
Location
tournee, Heerlen, Zwolle en Groningen
Running time
1:10, no interval
Tickets
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Dark satire about singers who have nothing to say
I always feel very uncomfortable in the Final Scene.
But what can we do?
That is the way the opera is written.
We have no control over such things.
Inspired by Luigi Pirandello’s meta-theatre, composer Tom Johnson wrote a piece for a group of singers who have only four notes at their disposal (A, B, D and E) and couldn’t sing about anything other than the opera they are now performing in. Of course, such is an impossible situation: the opera ends in utter rigidity.
Photo: Marta Syrko
Performance information
Libretto Tom Johnson
Stage direction Kenza Koutchoukali
Scenography and costume design Yannick Verweij
Lighting design Coen van der Hoeven
Dramaturgy Laura Roling, Wout van Tongeren
Musical direction Alejandro Cantalapiedra
Singers members of Dutch National Opera Studio:
Soprano Sophia Hunt
Alto Martina Myskohlid
Tenor Steven van der Linden
Baritone Georgiy Derbas-Richter
Bass TBA
Pianist Daniel Ruiz de Cenzano Caballero
Co-production with the Nederlandse Reisopera and Opera Zuid
As part of Opera Forward Festival (OFF) 2023 - 2024
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