 Event |
Performances
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| Venue |
Wilton's Music Hall, London, England |
| First Date |
3 July 2006 |
| Last Date |
15 July 2006 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
The UK premiere of Brian Friel’s new play PERFORMANCES will be an important event in the London performance calendar. It is a unique mix of drama from the hand of Ireland’s finest living playwright (Brian Friel) and music from one of the great composers of the 20th century, Leos Janacek. The play will particularly appeal to lovers of classical music who will enjoy the added value of dramatic insight into Janacek’s creation of his iconic string quartet, Intimate Letters. |
| Description Source |
Press Release |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Ireland
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| Production Nationality |
England
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| Further Information |
The play explores Janacek's own attitudes towards his art and personal life and looks at the effect of his obsessive romantic relationship with a much younger married woman, Kamila Stosslova, on its composition.
The scene is the present in Janacek’s house in Brno, Moravia. A string quartet (The Brodsky Quartet) is rehearsing Intimate Letters with a view to playing it for him. They have a ligh
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
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Description |
| Press Release |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
129843 |
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