Opera, Opera & Family
Solar
Icarus Burning
Howard Moody
how everything turns away / Quite leisurely from the disaster.— W.H. Auden (on Bruegel's 'Icarus')
In the Royal Museums of Fine Arts in Brussels, you can find one of the most famous paintings by Pieter Bruegel the Elder: Landscape with the Fall of Icarus. In a small corner of the canvas, barely noticeable, we can see the flailing legs of the headstrong son, who abused the invention of his father Daedelus and ignored his warnings. The story is more topical than ever: those who do not handle the possibilities offered by science and technology with care, those who put their personal freedom before the forces of nature, risk bringing about their own downfall, while the world looks away uninterested … After Sindbad, Orfeo & Majnun and Push, all strong community projects carried out by and for young people, Howard Moody once again touches on a burning issue: environmental awareness and respect for nature. And who can interpret this more convincingly than the young singers of the MM Academy and of our Children’s and Youth Choirs, the generation that holds the key to changing course?
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Emma Posman
From the large mirror hanging in the stairwell to the smallest make-up mirror backstage, there are many places at La Monnaie where artists can indulge in self-reflection. Today, soprano Emma Posman – currently performing Talus in Solar – is doing just that.
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"Time has run out, we were the ones to know." With these strong words ends Solar, an 'environmental opera' about the consequences of human hubris and the reckless disregard for our natural ressources. In this video, composer Howard Moody and director Benoît De Leersnyder tell you all about the libretto, the music and the inspiration of Bruegel's painting The Fall of Icarus, but above all about the power that emanates from the young generation, represented by the La Monnaie Children's and Youth Choir.
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Dates
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Tue 14 Mar 2023
Time
11:00
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School performance
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Tue 14 Mar 2023
Time
14:00
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School performance
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Wed 15 Mar 2023
Time
19:00
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Fri 17 Mar 2023
Time
14:00
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School performance
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Fri 17 Mar 2023
Time
19:00
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Sat 18 Mar 2023
Time
14:00
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Sat 18 Mar 2023
Time
17:00
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Sun 19 Mar 2023
Time
11:00
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Sun 19 Mar 2023
Time
14:00
Cast
MusicHOWARD MOODY LibrettoANNA MOODY
ConductorHOWARD MOODY Stage directorBENOIT DE LEERSNYDER ChoreographyKARINE GIRARD Set and costume designEMILIE LAUWERSLightingGLEN D’HAENENS Children's and Youth Chorus directionBENOIT GIAUX
TalusEMMA POSMAN*,
ANDREA CONANGLA (14.03) DaedalusKRIS BELLIGH IcarusLOGAN LOPEZ GONZALEZ* MinosMICHAEL J. SCOTT The SunLA MONNAIE CHILDREN'S CHOIR Apprentices to DaedalusLA MONNAIE YOUTH CHOIR
* MM Laureate
La Monnaie Chamber Music ensemble
ProductionLA 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
