Pedro Amaral O Sonho
London Sinfonietta take Lisbon's opera-goers on a journey through the life of the fated biblical seductress Salome.
The second ever performance of a new chamber opera from Portuguese composer Pedro Amaral, O Sonho is the powerful musical adaptation of an unfinished play from Fernando Pessoa, a towering figure in 20th century Portuguese literature.
Pedro Amaral is influenced by the great Stockhausen, Peter Eötvös and his fellow IRCAM musicians. With sparse instrumentation from an ensemble of just 17 musicians and 6 singers, O Sonho’s lush, sensuous score will draw the sudience into Salome’s dangerous dream world.
Commissioned and supported by Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Pedro Amaral conductor
Ângela Alves
Armando Possante
Carla Caramujo
Jorge Vaz de Carvalho
Mário Redondo
Sara Braga Simões
Fernanda Lapa director
Otelo Lapa stage manager
Margarida Moreira lighting designer
Safira Ramos stage management assistant/surtitles operator
Mário Pereira make-up
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Ticket Information
Venue Information
Lisbon, PortugalGrand Auditorium, Gulbenkian Foundation, UK
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