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The Seventh Seal – Opera

Saturday, November 12, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

The International Brazilian Opera Company returns to Scandinavia House this fall to present a concert recital of Act One from The Seventh Seal – Opera, a new work by composer João MacDowell with text from Ingmar Bergman’s film of the same name.

“I relied primarily on the 1957 version of the film. I also used the audio of the film to guide me in writing the music, following the intonation from the actors,” MacDowell says.

MacDowell is a two-time recipient of an artist residency at The Bergman Estate on Fårö, where The Seventh Seal-Opera was created. The Seventh Seal, considered a classic of world cinema, follows the story of a disillusioned crusader’s return to his plague-ravaged homeland and subsequent chess match with Death. In MacDowell’s opera the role of Death has been given to a dramatic soprano, Olga Bakali, while tenor Nelson Ebo will play the knight.

Act One will be sung in Swedish with projected English subtitles.

Admission $30.

From Scandinavia House.

Details

Date:
Saturday, November 12, 2016
Time:
8:00 pm
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Website:
http://www.scandinaviahouse.org/events/seventh-seal-opera/

Venue

Scandinavia House
58 Park Avenue
New York City, NY 10016 United States
Phone
212.779.3587
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Organizer

Scandinavia House
Phone
212.779.3587
Email
info@amscan.org
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