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Chamber opera

Lucidity
Laura Kaminsky
Patrick Leterme, Mathilda Du Tillieul Mcnicol

Presentation

‘There is a place in the brain where music lives… time cannot touch it.’

Thus begins Lucidity, a psychological drama about Lili, who suffers from dementia. Once a celebrated composer and singing teacher, she now depends on her son, Dante, who has given up his music career to care for her. Dr Klugman’s neurological research into the relationship between music and memory brings them into contact with a young clarinettist, Sunny. Marked by loss, the four characters are connected by music.

In a society increasingly confronted with dementia and Alzheimer’s, Lucidity touches on themes such as identity, mortality and the price of ambition. Through a thoughtful play on time and space, Mathilda du Tillieul McNicol and Basia Bińkowska create a visual world that reflects the disorientation in Lili’s mind. The last word is due to a newly acquired lucidity: ‘I see more clearly than I have in years.’

Dates & tickets

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Location

Malibran room (La Monnaie Workshops)

Prices

Start ticket sale 28.8.2026

Language

Sung in English
Surtitles in Dutch and French

Presentation

Introductory talks 45' before the start of the performance

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Dates

Cast
Cast

Opera in seven scenes
Libretto by David Cote
Music by Laura Kaminsky
Premiere Abrons Arts Center, New York City, 14.11.2024
BELGIAN PREMIERE

ConductorPATRICK LETERME DirectorMATHILDA DU TILLIEUL McNICOL Set & Costume DesignerBASIA BIŃKOWSKA Lighting DesignerKOEN RAES DramaturgeMARIE MERGEAY

LiliSUSAN BULLOCK Dr. Claire KlugmanFLORENCE LOSSEAU SunnyMARGO JACQUART° DanteSAKHIWE MKOSANA

La Monnaie Chamber Orchestra

° MM Soloist

ProductionDE MUNT / LA MONNAIE