Het Muziek & Silbersee present a thrilling new rendition of Berio’s Recital (for Cathy), in which the soprano is plunged into a mesmerizing and hallucinatory state of mind. A groundbreaking music-theater performance for solo singer with captivating film projections and real-time footage, offering a behind-the-scenes and on-stage perspective.
Berio composed Recital (for Cathy) for his first wife, the American mezzo-soprano Cathy Berberian. Soprano Eleonore Lemaire delivers a stunning interpretation of this dramatic masterpiece, which features quotations from composers such as Monteverdi, Schubert, and Donizetti.
PERFORMERS
Eléonore Lemaire - soprano
Gregory Charette - conductor
Noortje van den Eijnde - visuals
Romain Bischoff - director
Bowie Verschuuren - videographer
Daan van Koppen - saxophone
Susana Lopes Ferreira - flute
Evert Weidner - oboe
Anna voor de Wind - clarinet
Salome Etter - clarinet
Arthur Kerklaan - trumpet
Koen Kaptijn - trombone
Sebastiaan Kemner - trombone
Pauline Post - piano
Laura Sandee - piano
Tim Sabel - piano
Emiel Janssen - piano
Jennifer Heins - percussion
Joseph Puglia - violin
Yanna Pelser - viola
Sebastiaan van Halsema - cello
Jordi Carrasco Hjelm - double bass