Organization

Conductor

Simon Rattle

Baritone

Pavlo Hunka

Nekrotzar

Tenor

Peter Hoare

Piet the Pot

Soprano

Anthony Roth Costanzo

Furst Go-Go

Mezzo-soprano

Ronnita Miller

Amando

Anna Prohaska

Amanda

Heidi Melton

Mescalina

Bass

Frode Olsen

Astramadors

Audrey Luna

Venus

Spoken

Joshua Bloom

The Black Minister

Peter Tantsits

The White Minister

Chorus master

Gijs Leenaars

Stage director

Peter Sellars

Orchestra

Berliner Philharmoniker

Others

Rundfunkchor Berlin

Ligeti’s “Le Grand Macabre” with Simon Rattle and Peter Sellars

Berlin

Germany

György Ligeti had a good sense of humour. The best proof of that is his ludicrous opera Le Grand Macabre, which Sir Simon Rattle performed in 2017 with an illustrious ensemble of singers. The work is a grotesque parable about war, enriched with elements from the theatre of the absurd, the mediaeval dance of death and a wild carnival. As for earlier operatic projects of the Berliner Philharmoniker, Peter Sellars was enlisted as the director.

Ligeti’s “Le Grand Macabre” with Simon Rattle and Peter Sellars: Le Grand Macabre Ligeti

Public

Le Grand Macabre

Approved

Production booklet

Further reading