Contact information
Name:
Hollis Ashby
Phone:
610-330-5012
Email:
ashbyh@lafayette.edu
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When:
Thursday, March 18, 2021 - 7:00pm - Saturday, March 20, 2021 - 7:00pm
Where:
Virtual
Presenter:
Williams Center for the Arts
Price:
FREE for Laf students; $5+ (sliding scale) for everyone else
Orpheus stands up for justice and freedom in this homage to courageous voices. Beethoven, an unyielding critic of despots, channeled his ardor and rage into music for Goethe’s historical drama Egmont, about a local hero defying foreign occupiers. Actor Liev Schreiber narrates an incisive new translation by Philip Boehm, while the clarion voice of soprano Karen Slack and Orpheus illuminate the eternal truths of Egmont.
Philip Boehm joins Markus Dubischar, Lafayette College Associate Dean of the Curriculum and Associate Professor of Classics, for a brief pre-show talk at 7 p.m., followed immediately by the performance.
Program: Beethoven (arr. Tarkmann) / Incidental music from Egmont, Op. 84, with original narrative text by Franz Grillparzer
Approximate run time: 75 minutes, including pre-show talk
Tune in for the premiere at 7 p.m. on March 18, or watch at your convenience anytime up to 7 p.m. on March 20.