The second term is almost upon us and so is a very short series of films. This time it’s opera for all with a series of three, short visually stunning and conceptually challenging musical works from the early 20th century selected and introduced by Tim Huisamen from the School of Languages.
The second term is almost upon us and so is a very short series of films. This time it’s opera for all with a series of three, short visually stunning and conceptually challenging musical works from the early 20th century selected and introduced by Tim Huisamen from the School of Languages.
The first screening is on 13 April at 7pm Eden Grove Red: • The Nightingale (Le Rossignol) • France (2005) 50 minutes. (Documentary: 40 minutes).
• Russian with English subtitles.
Director: Christian Chaudet Composer: Igor Stravinsky, conducted by James Conlon with Natalie Dessay as the nightingale.
This early opera by Igor Stravinsky, composed in 1914, is based on Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale about a dying Chinese emperor and a nightingale in Christian Chaudet’s brilliant adaptation for film.
Funny, dazzling and insightful, it focuses on the inventiveness for the medium and the role of art in our lives. For those who want to stay there is an additional, 40-minute long documentary on the animation and post production.
