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FULL Picture a day like this (Benjamin) Aix-en-Provence 2023 Anna Prohaska, Marianne Crebassa, Beate Mordal, Cameron Shahbazi
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Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Picture a day like this
- Composer: Benjamin George
- Libretto: Martin Crimp Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: Théâtre du Jeu de Paume, Aix-en-Provence, France
- Recorded: July 14, 2023
- Type: Staged Opera Live
- Singers: Anna Prohaska, Marianne Crebassa, Beate Mordal, Cameron Shahbazi, Matthieu Baquey, Eulalie Rambaud, Lisa Grandmottet, John Brancy
- Conductor: George Benjamin
- Orchestra: Mahler Chamber Orchestra
- Stage Director: Marie-Christine Soma, Daniel Jeanneteau
- Stage Designer: Marie-Christine Soma, Daniel Jeanneteau
- Costume Designer: Marie-Christine Soma, Daniel Jeanneteau
- Lighting Designer: Marie La Rocca
Information about the Recording
- Published by: ARTE
- TV Director: François Roussillon
- Date Published: 2023
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: yessubs, desubs, frsubs
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
An ordinary day. A terrible event. The death of her infant child sets in motion one woman’s search for a life-restoring miracle. All she needs to do – in the course of a single day – is find one genuinely happy human being. But when every encounter, however promising, ends in disappointment, she turns finally to the mysterious Zabelle, owner and creator of a magnificent garden. Eleven years after the historic success of Written on Skin, George Benjamin returns to the Festival with a new opera in one act: a universal tale with moving colours, where the flow of music follows the flow of life; an initiatory fable on human nature and self-discovery. For the fourth time, he reunites with Martin Crimp, his faithful author; Daniel Jeanneteau and Marie-Christine Soma are the stage directors, and with video design by Hicham Berrada. The composer himself conducts five magnificent young singers – including Marianne Crebassa – and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, which celebrates its 25th anniversary on this occasion.
Quoted from festival d’Aix