Le Grand Macabre - Schedule, Program & Tickets

Opera in Two Acts

One day, Death, alias Nekrotzar, alias the demonic Great Macabre, bursts into an imaginary, corrupt land of milk and honey—the "gluttonous, drunken, and perverted" Breughelland.

He intends to proclaim the imminent destruction of the world and frivolous humanity. Seduced and overwhelmed by the unknown desires of life, only Nekrotzar himself dies in the end. Everyone else comes to the conclusion that their temporary survival should be used to maintain the lifestyle they have led up to that point.

Scenes 1 & 2 approx. 45 min
Interval approx. 25 min
Scenes 3 & 4 + Finale approx. 65 min

Cast

Nekrotzar
Georg Nigl

Chief of the Gepopo / Venus
Sarah Aristidou

Venus
Sarah Aristidou

Prince Go-Go
Xavier Sabata

Amanda
Maria Nazarova

Amando
Isabel Signoret

Astradamors
Wolfgang Bankl

Mescalina
Marina Prudenskaya

Piet vom Fass
Gerhard Siegel

White Minister
Daniel Jenz

Black Minister
Hans Peter Kammerer

Musical Direction
Pablo Heras-Casado

Direction & Stage Design
Jan Lauwers

Costumes
Lot Lemm

Lighting Design
Ken Hioco

Choreography
Paul Blackman

Jan Lauwers

Dramaturgy
Elke Janssens

Subject to change.