Calamity / Billy
A musictheatreproject about two mythical characters from the American West: Calamity Jane and Billy the Kid.
Calamity/Billy is built around two mythical figures of the American west, Calamity Jane and Billy the Kid. This two-part program involves pairing two written works and two composers to give an intimate, secret and murmured view of these two famous outlaws. The first part is a short piece by the American composer Ben Johnston, Calamity Jane to Her Daughter. The second part is a commission to the English composer Gavin Bryars on Michael Ondaatje’s The Collected Works of Billy the Kid.
Production:
Muziektheater Transparant, Théâtre de la Croix-Rousse and Théâtre de la Renaissance.
Coproduction: Operadagen Rotterdam, Concertgebouw Brugge, Les Percussions Claviers de Lyon and Maison de la Culture de Bourges.
Location | Dates | Hour | |
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Armel Opera Festival (Budapest) +36 1 269 3882 www.armelfestival.org | 5/7/2018 | 19:30 | |
Composition: Ben Johnston • Gavin Bryars • Text: Michael Ondaatje • Musical direction: Gérard Lecointe • Direction: Jean Lacornerie • Scenography: Marc Lainé • Stephan Zimmerli • Vocals: Claron McFadden • Bertrand Belin • Ensemble: Percussions Claviers de Lyon