Medusa
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One day, while Medusa is watching over the sacred flame of the goddess alone, Poseidon emerges from the waves and rapes the young woman, thus defiling the temple. To punish her for this desecration, Athena turns Medusa into a monstrous creature: her hair becomes a nest of snakes and her gaze turns anyone who looks at her to stone. This terrifying power arouses the lust of heroes, who pursue her in her exile …
Cast
Conductor MICHIEL DELANGHE
Director LYDIA STEIER
Set Designer FLURIN BORG MADSEN
Costume Designer KATHARINA SCHLIPF
Lighting Designer ELANA SIBERSKI
Dramaturge MAREIKE WINK
Chorus Master EMMANUEL TRENQUE
Assistant Choreographer and Director TABATHA MCFADYEN
Medusa CLAUDIA BOYLE
Euryale PAULA MURRIHY
Stheno ANGELA DENOKE
Perseus JOSH LOVELL
Poseidon KONSTANTIN GORNY
Athena MARY ELIZABETH WILLIAMS
High Priestess ANU KOMSI
Danaë MARIE-JULIETTE GHAZARIAN
La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
La Monnaie Chorus Academy
Production DE MUNT / LA MONNAIE
In co-production with Shelter Prod and Prospero MM Productions, with the support of Taxshelter.be and ING
With the support of the Belgian Federal Government's Tax Shelter
