Le Grand Macabre

In the organizer's words:

Composer György Ligeti. Libretto by György Ligeti and Michael Meschke based on the play La balade du Grand Macabre by Michel de Ghelderode.

Opera in two acts (1978)

recommended for ages 14 and up

In English language. With German and English surtitles. New production.

Duration approx. 1 hour 50 minutes without intermission

Introductions for Le Grand Macabre will take place on 28.6. and on 1, 4 and 7 .7. one hour before the performance in the Capriccio-Saal.
Please note: Limited seating available, duration approx. 20 min.

Production:

Necrotzar, the eponymous Great Macabre, has come to Breughelland to proclaim the extinction of the earth. He claims to be Death (assumption: he could be a chatterbox). But his apocalyptic threats and pitch-black fantasies of omnipotence are thwarted by the Breughellandians. Nekrotzar, under the massive influence of alcohol, is prevented from ending the world, framed in a social hustle and bustle that indulges in pure hedonism in all its facets. Nothing remains unimaginable or taboo here. After Nekrotzar's failed plan, death is dead. Time for eternal life. As in heaven, so on earth. The Last Judgement has taken place. Everyone will die, but certainly not today. The work, which György Ligeti himself described as an anti-anti-opera, is full of historical musical quotations, extreme coloratura arias, tricky rhythms, strange use of instruments and all kinds of over-the-top things. It will be performed for the first time at the Bavarian State Opera.

Price information:

10.00€ - 168.00€, <30, prices vary depending on event date and price category