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FULL The Ant and the Grasshopper (Brian Hosefros) London 2013 Madeleine Holmes, Sheridan Edward, Alistair Sutherland, Chloe Hinton
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: The Ant and the Grasshopper
- Composer: Hosefros Brian
- Libretto: Vadim Yurchenko Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: London, UK, Opera Ensemble of the Opera Strekoza i Murave
- Recorded: August 15 & 16, 2013
- Type: Staged Opera Live
- Singers: Madeleine Holmes, Sheridan Edward, Alistair Sutherland, Chloe Hinton
- Conductor: Matthew Waldren
- Orchestra:
- Stage Director: Martyna Lyko
- Stage Designer: Marianne Raye
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Published by: tete a tete
- Date Published: 2013
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Brian Hosefros
received his Masters in Composition in 2011 at Goldsmiths, after studying under renowned composer Dmitri Smirnov, and was accepted onto a one-‐year program at Moscow Conservatory. In 2012, Brian was Music Director/Composer for Gracia Lorca’s Yerma (Baron’s Court Theatre), which received a five-‐star review from RemoteGoat.
Opera Ensemble of the Opera Strekoza i Murave
Strekoza i Muravej (Grasshopper and Ant) is a re-imagining of the classic Russian fable following the lives of the extravagant Strekoza and the dutiful Muravej. Our story is Russian, the meaning is universal. Audiences will empathize with the characters through the soul of the music and the poetry of the words.
Synopsis
Scene One: It’s been a glorious summer for Strekoza (Dragonfly) as she leads a cheerful and frivolous life surrounded by her partying friends, while Muravej (Ant) works diligently in his tiny flat. Tired from extraneous partying, a mutual friend staggers to visit Muravej. As the friend tries to persuade Muravej to drink the night away, Muravej confesses his love for Strekoza and is ridiculed mercilessly.
Scene Two: Autumn. Strekoza continues her streak of lavish living only to be interrupted by a maleficent banker who, proud of her destructive power, threatens Strekoza with her deepening debt. Disgusted by Strekoza’s poverty, her friends leave. Soon after, Strekoza follows after her friends, while the banker visits Muravej to have him sign the contract for a new home…
Scene Three: Frost covers the pavement as the wind wails through the streets. Strekoza stumbles home from another night out only to be confronted by a notice from the bank. Anxiously, she reads that her credit has expired and she has been dispossessed. Leaving her home in a flurry, she takes to the bitter cold streets, alone for the first time. Meanwhile, Muravej enters his new home only to discover that it once belonged to his love, Strekoza. He rushes out to find her, as he comes to understand the meaning of solitude.