Le grand macabre

Authors:György Ligeti (Librettist, Composer), Michael Meschke (Librettist), Chris Merritt (Performer), Inés Moraleda (Performer), Ana Puche (Performer), Werner van Mechelen (Performer), Frode Olsen (Performer), Ning Liang (Performer), Barbara Hannigan (Performer), Brian Asawa (Performer), Francisco Vas (Performer), Simon Butteriss (Performer), Michael Boder (Conductor), Àlex Ollé (Director), Valentina Carrasco (Director), Alfons Flores (Set designer), Franc Aleu (Videographer), Lluc Castells (Costume designer), Peter van Praet (Lighting designer), José Luís. Basso (Conductor), Xavi Bové (Director), Carles Mestres (Cinematographer), Michel de Ghelderode, Unitel Classica (Firm) (Producer), Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona, Spain) (Producer), Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (Producer), 3sat (Firm) (Producer), Théâtre royal de la Monnaie (Producer), Teatro dell'opera (Rome, Italy) (Producer), English National Opera (Producer), Arthaus Musik (Firm)

Summary:This 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. The people continue to lead their lives as before and refuse to be frightened by thoughts of death and a dark future