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Los Elementos
Baroque opera al español
Orangery Palace Sanssouci | Plant hall / Address: An der Orangerie 3-5, 14469 Potsdam
Los Elementos (ca. 1718)
Ópera by Antonio de Literes (1673-1747)
Librettist unknown
In Spanish with German surtitles
Introduction with Cornelia Schönberg: 7.00 pm | Plant Hall Orangery Palace Sanssouci
artists
La Aurora (The Dawn) / El Agua (The Water) — María Hinojosa, soprano
La Tierra (The Earth) — Marta Valero, mezzo-soprano
El Ayre (The Air) — Luanda Siqueira, soprano
El Fuego (The Fire) — Marina Pardo, mezzo-soprano
El Tiempo (The Time) — Hugo Oliveira, baritone
LE TENDRE AMOUR
Musical director & cembalo: Esteban Mazer
Direction, acting & stage design: Adrián Schvarzstein
description
The elements are female. Very much so! Embodied by four Spanish beauties in dazzling flamenco dresses they spend the night together and sing until dawn comes. Antonio de Literes turned the eternal story of conflict and harmony into enticing music: sensual, tender, explosively driven by ancient Spanish rhythms and a declaration of love to the female voice. The Music Festival Potsdam Sanssouci presents the first performances of Adrián Schvarzstein's thrilling production in Germany. His cooperation with the ensemble LE TENDRE AMOUR from Barcelona has been exceptionally successful. His production of this opera rarity is fireworks of wit, a dynamic spectacle packed with action, humour and Spanish lust for life. Just wait and see!
