Los Angeles Philharmonic/Gustavo Dudamel: Fidelio
Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil give a landmark performance of Beethoven’s Fidelio with Deaf West Theatre, in which the drama is played out between Deaf actors, with signed recitatives and arias.
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Barbican
Conductor(s):
Gustavo Dudamel conductor
Performer(s):
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven Fidelio
About this event
Beethoven experienced hearing loss from a relatively early age and went on to write some of his most astounding music while completely deaf. There can be few more powerful interpretations of his music, then, than by a cast from Deaf West Theatre, with the White Hands Choir of Venezuela, performing it through the poetic and expressive power of sign language. Fidelio is Beethoven’s only opera, and this performance offers an opportunity to engage with the score in an entirely new way.
Founded in Los Angeles in 1991, Deaf West Theatre, led by DJ Kurs, is the artistic bridge between the Deaf and hearing worlds, garnering a stunning collection of accolades including no fewer than five Tony Awards. This undertaking was conceived by Dudamel with director Alberto Arvelo to explore this opera’s themes of freedom and the fight to overcome adversity.
This concert includes sung German, surtitles in English, and performed in International Sign Language (ISL)
Venue details
Barbican Hall
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, City of London, EC2Y 8DS England, United Kingdom
Location Map
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