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Friday 20 Sep 24
Mahagonny & The Seven Deadly Sins
Kurt Weill
1 Shows
20 Sep 19:30
Duration
1 h. 10 min aprox.
Opera/Ópera de Tenerife
 Espacio La Granja

Ópera en minúscula (small-format opera)  presents Kurt Weill's Mahagonny and The Seven Deadly Sins at the Espacio La Granja.


 


The journey of the sisters Anna through the world of vice in The Seven Deadly Sins and the incursion into the streets of a chaotic city in Mahagonny (Mahagonny Songspiel) are combined in a single work in this adaptation of two operas of the German composer Kurt Weill with texts of the playwright Bertolt Brecht. Its contemporary staging and ingenious scenography immerse spectators in the intricate worlds of these two pieces, which are woven into a coherent narrative that highlights their emotional depth and critical view of society. The Seven Deadly Sins was composed in 1933 as a ballet chanté (sung ballet). Its characters personify vices such as greed, wrath and lust, showing how they affect people’s lives and their relationships. Mahagonny, composed in 1927, takes spectators to a utopia that becomes an allegory of modern society by exploring subjects such as unbridled consumerism and alienation. The same six singers interpret both of the adapted operas: the sopranos Irina Avramenko and Sara Bañeras, the tenors Jorge Morata and David Ferri Durá, the baritone Fernando Piqueras, and the bass Pau Ferrer, accompanied by pianist José Martín and conductor Emilio López.

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Composer: Kurt Weill
Text: Bertolt Brecht
Stage management: Emilio López


Stage management and video design: Emilio López
Lighting design: Óscar Chocarro
Production: Notes & Words


 

 Mahagonny
Jessie: Sara Bañeras, soprano
Bessie: Irina Avramenko, soprano
Charlie: Jorge Morata, tenor
Billy: David Ferri Durá, tenor
Bobby: Borja Molina, baritone
Jimmy: Pau Ferrer, bass


 Pianist: José Ramón Martín Díaz
Dancer: Cristina Reolid


 


The Seven Deadly Sins
Anna I: Irina Avramenko / Sara Bañeras, soprano
Anna II: Cristina Reolid, dancer
Father: Jorge Morata, tenor
Brother: David Ferri Durá, tenor
Brother: Borja Molina, baritone
Mother: Pau Ferrer, bass


Pianist: José Ramón Martín Díaz
Dancer: Cristina Reolid

Friday 20 Sep
Hour
19:30

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