Â鶹Éç Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2019-20 Season European premiere of David Lang’s prisoner of the state
European premiere of David Lang’s prisoner of the state
20:00
Sat 11 Jan 2020
Barbican Hall
Reflecting on two and a half centuries since Beethoven’s birth, the European premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang’s heartening take on Fidelio – a vocal rhapsody on freedom and love.
Reflecting on two and a half centuries since Beethoven’s birth, the European premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang’s heartening take on Fidelio – a vocal rhapsody on freedom and love.
215 years after the first performance of Beethoven’s Fidelio, David Lang’s fresh view of the opera’s story – and reflection on its enduring power – has its European premiere. Lang’s ability to glimpse the emotional heart and soul of a story within his focused, distilled and highly absorbing music has won him a Pulitzer Prize.
In this opera designed for performance with an orchestra on stage, both instrumentalists and audience bear witness to the story of a woman striving to rescue her partner from unjust imprisonment. A landmark premiere to launch the Barbican's festivities celebrating 250 years since Beethoven’s birth.
*Please note that Claron McFadden has had to withdraw from this performance for personal reasons.
