AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE, Exclusive to Adelaide

Adelaide Festival - A co-production of Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Brussels, English National Opera, London, Gran Teatro de Liceu, Barcelona and Teatro dell'Opera di Roma.

Director: Alex Ollé (La Fura dels Baus), Valentina Carrasco (La Fura dels Baus)

Cast: International cast

26, 28 February & 3, 4 March 2010 Festival Theatre

Seize the day. Never was there such a mind-boggling work to convey that life-affirming message with such force and grotesque inspiration. 'The Big Mac' - as it's ironically nicknamed - is considered a milestone in the history of opera, the only one written by György Ligeti.

Sung in English and created in 1978 and revised in 1996, this contemporary anti-anti-opera comes to us directly from the English National Opera using a breathtakingly clever and audacious new staging by La Fura dels Baus - the company that famously created the Barcelona Olympics opening ceremony and also remembered for their controversial production at Barrie Kosky's 1996 Adelaide Festival.

 

Composer: György Ligeti, Libretto by: Michael Meschke György Ligeti, Conductor: Robert Houssart, Set Designer: Alfons Flores, Video Designer: Franc Aleu, Costume Designer: Lluc Castells, Lighting Designer: Peter van Praet, Associate Conductor/chorusmaster: Timothy Sexton,  English translation: Geoffrey Skelton

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra

State Opera Chorus

Sung in English, with surtitles

Event Information

BOOK AT BASS 131 246 or www.bass.net.au

Premium: $179

A Res: $159

B Res: $129 Conc $95

C Res: $99 Conc $65

PRIORITY SEATING FOR STATE OPERA OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA SUBSCRIBERS

Book before 22 November 2009 for prime seats held just for Friends of the Festival & State Opera subscribers (on a first-in first served basis).

Running time: 2 hours 25 minutes with interval. May not be suitable for under 15's - Adult Concepts