FULL MOUNT HERZOG (Marcello Palazzo) London 2024 Ben Watkins, Matt Pope, Jessie Edgar, Theo Nisbett
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Mount Herzog
- Composer: Palazzo Marcello
- Libretto: Marcello Palazzo Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: The Cockpit, London, UK
- Recorded: September 27, 2024
- Type: Staged Opera Live
- Singers: Ben Watkins, Matt Pope, Jessie Edgar, Theo Nisbett
- Conductor: Marcello Palazzo
- Orchestra: Jeremy Chan, Matthew Clemmet, PIANO
- Stage Director: Scott Handy
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Published by: MyNewOpera
- Date Published: 2024
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs, gensubs
- Video Recording from: YouTube FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Mount Herzog tells the story of a filmmaker’s dream, mobilized against nature, as he seeks to capture the image of a 300-tonne steamship being dragged over a Peruvian mountain.
As a visionary film director, Herzog is committed to creating a visceral art, where the sweat, blood and tears of his actors are felt and real. Battered and bruised by the elements, Herzog is also held back by a roguish and jealous leading actor, who takes every opportunity to thwart the progress of the film.
Friendships are severed, crew members are injured, and the wide-eyed idealism that sparked his vision is in danger of collapsing. In the midst of the suffocating Peruvian jungle, Herzog’s steamship refuses to move, and he finds himself asking the question, ‘what is the ultimate cost of dreams?’.