MEDEA / They have waited long enough at St John's Smith Square
Composers Annelies Van Parys, Aftab Darvishi and Calliope Tsoupaki create new, contemporary sounds for three women who have had to wait in the wings of the great Greek myths far too long. They shine a new light on these women’s stories, add a new nuance to them and infuse them with new power. Is Medea a revengeful monster or a mother consumed with compassion? Is Circe an evil witch or a heroine filled with great humanity? And what about Penelope’s so-called helpless waiting?
Author Gaea Schoeters found the words that do these women justice: moving yet liberating. Soprano Katharine Dain sings them to life accompanied by the all-female Ragazze Quartet. Three colorful soloists engage in an intense dialogue on karinet, duduk and qanun.
Evelien Roels, classicist and compelling storyteller, provides the three characters with an introduction.
"Every time we play this program, something magical happens on stage. The stories of three Greek heroines, retold by three female composers. In this concert we are complemented by the warm sounds of duduk, clarinet and canun, plus one of our favorite singers Katharine Dain." — RAGAZZE QUARTET
TICKETS
St John's Smith Square
CREDITS
sopraan Katharine Dain
klarinet Anna voor de Wind
qanun Osama Abdulrasol
duduk Lucie Lelaurain
Ragazze Quartet
viool Rosa Arnold, Jeanita Vriens-van Tongeren
altviool Annemijn Bergkotte
cello Rebecca Wise
Annelies Van Parys
Medea (voor sopraan, klarinet in bes en strijkkwartet)
tekst Gaea Schoeters
vertaling Rona Kennedy
Aftab Darvishi
Never Belonged (voor sopraan, duduk en strijkkwartet)
tekst Gaea Schoeters geïnspireerd door “Circe” van Madeline Miller
Calliope Tsoupaki
Penelope, ΠΗΝΕΛΟΠΕΙΑ (voor sopraan, qanun en strijkkwartet)
tekst Fragmenten uit Homeros’ Odyssee
vertaling Emily Wilson
tekstkeuze / dramaturgie Gaea Schoeters
tekstaanpassing uit het Oudgrieks Mando Malamou
concept Tamar Brüggemann, Wonderfeel
coproductie Lunalia, Wonderfeel, Antwerp Liedfest, Mittelfest, November Music, Oranjewoud Festival