Dying for Love – Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal

Världspremiär i Grande Auditório, Gulbenkian museet/Modern Art Centre i Lissabon, fredagen 26 september, kl 22.00. Ett beställningsverk av CAPITALS, en festival med nutida scenkonst på Gulbenkian museet/Modern Art Centre.

”DYING FOR LOVE” is a collaboration with 7 local female opera singers, working with and through famous death arias from the bel canto tradition and their own personal experiences of living through their voices.

Written and directed by Carina Reich and Bogdan Szyber

Light design Emma Westerberg

Musical advisor and coach Nicholas MacNair

Starring Elvira Archer, Lia Altavila, Helena Afonso, Susana Teixeira, Marisa Figueira, Catherine Wrey and Liliana Bizineche

Texts by Reich+Szyber, the participant singers and Michael Pastore

The festival starts 12th September, lasts until 28th, and is curated by the Swedish Mårten Spångberg.