Admin

Organization

Cantante

Controtenore

Bejun Mehta

First Angel/Boy

Mezzosoprano

Victoria Simmonds

Second Angel/Marie

Tenore

Allan Clayton

Third Angel/John

Direzione d'orchestra

George Benjamin

Regia

Katie Mitchell

Scenografia

Vicki Mortimer

Costumi

Luci

Jon Clark

Baritono

Christopher Purves

The Protector

Soprano

Barbara Hannigan

Agnès

Festival d'Aix en Provence

Orchestra

Mahler Chamber Orchestra

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Written on Skin -  (Scritto sulla pelle)

Aix-en-Provence

Francia

Grand Théâtre de Provence

With George Benjamin conducting, Barbara Hannigan as Agnès, Christopher Purves as the landowner, and Bejun Mehta as the amorous artist, the world premiere production of Written on Skin was a wild success, declared by ecstatic music critics to be the “best opera written in the past 20 years.” (Renaud Machart, Le Monde July 9th, 2012) This filmed version of Written on Skin captures that world premiere performance at the 2012 Festival d'Aix-en-Provence.

Inspired by a 12th-century Occitan legend, Written on Skin tells a tale of burning passions and barbaric acts. A rich landowner (Christopher Purves) invites an artist (Bejun Mehta) to his home to complete an illuminated book depicting his despotic power over both his wife Agnès (Barbara Hannigan) and their servants. Tired of being seen as a helpless child by her husband, Agnès attempts to influence the book’s writing, hoping to reveal who she truly is. Agnès forms a close relationship with the artist (“The Boy”), and the two eventually fall in love, beginning their journey toward their horrible end...

Picture: © Festival d'Aix-en-Provence 2012 @ArtcomArt/P.Victor

Scritto sulla pelle

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Approvato

Video