Orf news item about the world premiere of the book of disquiet. Among these were the pages that make up his posthumous masterpiece the book of disquiet an autobiography of his alter. Peak performances the book of disquiet the new yorker. When portuguese poet fernando pessoa died in 1935 he left behind a trunk filled with unfinished fragments a treasure trove of. The book of disquiet, opera as one man, with films the. On monday 22 february he joins the institute of musical research for a talk, as part of their international composers seminar series. The book of disquiet 2008 music theatre for actor, ensemble and film fl, cl, bn, trp, perc, 4 vln, 3 vla, 2 vlc. If its in the nature of pessoas book that there can be no resolution, there is a kind of closure here.
There are ships sailing to many ports, but not a single one goes where life is not painful. The book of disquiet trailer music theatre for actor, ensemble and film after fernando pessoa portuguese language version. The book of sand 2015 digital, interactive song cycle mezzo sopr, choir, interactive film duration. The source of inspiration was the book of disquiet, a work which similarly eludes the categorisable and conventional. The book of disquiet is a work by the portuguese author fernando pessoa 18881935. First staged in linz, austria, in 2009, the book of disquiet is based on fernando pessoa s posthumous masterpiece of the same name, the fictionalised autobiography of a lisbon clerk, bernardo.
We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. A unique voice, he combines composition with film and stage. The book of disquiet penguin classics englisch taschenbuch 29. A unique voice, he combines composition with film and stage direction, and script writing. Reis supposedly studied at a boarding school run by jesuits in which he received a classical education. This heteronym was created by pessoa as a portuguese doctor born in oporto, in september 19, 1887. The book of disquiet penguin classics pessoa, fernando, zenith, richard, zenith, richard on. Choral, opera, ballet, orchestral, chamber, piano, strings, concert and brass band music repertoire. This music theatre for actor, ensemble and film as the composer describes it, caused quite a stir when it. The book of disquiet is a work by the portuguese author fernando pessoa 1888 1935. Contact projects kickasspirational projects xs energy projects lost prophets projects. He has directed both the filmed and staged elements of all of these works. The book of disquiet university calendar montclair. His book of disquiet was a posthumously reconstructed autobiography of the alter ego bernando soares, described as a mutilation of pessoas own personality an obsessive cataloguer of anecdotes, dreams and moods that gradually push him closer to the nature of the self.
The book of disquiet, opera as one man, with films samuel west, standing between films of ana moura and joao reis, in the book of disquiet at montclair state university in new. The book of disquiet is based on texts by the portuguese poet fernando pessoa 18881935. January 2016 the book of disquiet to receive its first us and uk performances. The sites name honors fernando pessoa 1888 1935, the late portuguese poet. Book of disquiet in lucerne and athens theatermachine. When poet fernando pessoa died in 1935 he left behind a trunk filled with unfinished fragments a treasure trove of scribbled anecdotes and idle thoughts.
The innovative aspect of these operas is their use of film images and sampled soundtracks as an essential element of the score. Elegant, pointless, but beautifully played there was very little plot in what we saw, but an awful lot of words, with much repetition michael church. This and this alone has been the meaning the book of disquiet by fernando pessoa poetry fernando. His repertoire also includes concert works and chamber music for small ensemble, soloists, and soundtrack. Online book the book of disquiet by fernando pessoa. Son of a music critic, illuminator of the everyday, loner, futurist he is as good a patron saint of electronic music as the burgeoning genre could ask for. The book of disquiet is based on fernando pessoas posthumous masterpiece of the same. A groundbreaking production brings pessoas magmum opus to life on stage, instilling a productive and monumental disquiet in the audience.
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