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FULL THE CROCODILE (Myrddin) London 2013 Kris Belligh, Leandros Taliotis, Graham Neal, Kristy Swift
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: The Crocodile
- Composer: Llewelyn ap Myrddin
- Libretto: based on Dostoyevsky Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: Riverside Studios, London, UK, Age of Anxiety
- Recorded: August 15 & 16, 2013
- Type: Staged Opera Live
- Singers: Kris Belligh, Leandros Taliotis, Graham Neal, Kristy Swift, Peter Corry, James Soller, Jane Webster, Christina Petrou, Alexander Beck, Caroline Mathias
- Conductor: John Murton
- Orchestra: Instrumental Ensemble
- Stage Director: Alex Sutton
- Stage Designer: Ben Gerlis
- Costume Designer: Mike Leopold
- Lighting Designer: Christopher Nairne
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
Genesis
Age of Anxiety’s newest and most exciting challenge comes in the form of THE CROCODILE – an opera written by Llewelyn ap Myrddin. Originally composed for a student performance at the Guildhall, this particular opera has been eighteen months in the making. After a month or so of reading many short stories, Llewelyn chanced upon a gem from Dostoyevsky, upon which THE CROCODILE has been based. This new production will see a fully realised imagining of Llewelyn ap Myrddin’s piece.
About
This opera tells the story of the showing of a great crocodile at a high society party in St Petersberg University, at the turn of the twentieth century. Surrounded by his acolytes, Dr Philip Philipovich is hard at work finalising details for a pre-‐public press conference with his chums Semyon and Ivan, when disaster strikes and Ivan is eaten whole by said Croc! What are Philip and Semyon to do? How will they explain what has happened, and how will they get it past Ivan’s diva wife Elana? Musically, THE CROCODILE is a wonderful example of Shostakovichian writing, infused with samba, tango and soul, that nods to both Tchaichovsky and Angelo Badalamenti. An exciting and innovative musical fusion, THE CROCODILE is a sharp and witty study of what happens when the logic of progress and culture starts to crumble around us, and we refuse to accept our fundamental desires. Puppetry plays an important role in the production. The Crocodile appears as both a puppet (conjured as if from a child’s dream) and a performer.