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of the Arts 10.7 – 10.8.2013 The Museum of New Art in Pärnu (Pärnu Uue Kunsti Muuseum, Esplanaadi 10) This year, Pärnu Opera’s music theatre festival SUMMER ARIA. Synthesis
of the Arts takes place for the seventh time. The highlights of the festival
include the performance Sweet
Pain based on Claudio Monteverdi’s enchanting compositions, which takes the audience to the time when the
opera genre was born, and THE DISTANT LOVE
comprises works by contemporary composers for
human voice and electronics. Artistic Director Andrus Kallastu. PROGRAMME Wed 10.7, Fr 12.7,
Su 14.7, Tu 16.7 and Thu 18.7.2013 at 22 Music by Monteverdi SWEET PAIN Music theatre
performance in one act The music theatre performance Sweet Pain based on Claudio
Monteverdi’s enchanting compositions takes the audience to the beginning of the 17th century
in Italy, where the opera genre was born from the union of drama, music and
architecture. The performance of the Pärnu Opera has been
inspired by the passionately melismatic music style and theatrical devices typical of early Baroque. Duration 1
h Starring soprano Kai Kallastu Continuo Marju Riisikamp
(harpsichord) Stage
Director Auri Jürna (VAT Theatre) Set
Designer Gabriela Liivamägi Music
Director Andrus Kallastu Thu 1.8, Sa 3.8, Mo 5.8, Wed 7.8 and Fri 9.8.2013 at 22 Music by Lock, Saariaho, Sydorenko, Uduman THE DISTANT LOVE Music theatre
performance in one act THE DISTANT LOVE
is a performance about longing, hopelessness and mysticism. The programme comprises works for human voice and electronics
by contemporary composers: Lonh by
Kaija Saariaho, Cassandra by Sohrab
Uduman and White Angel by Lubawa Sydorenko; and two works for electronics by Hans-Gunter
Lock which create an imaginary bridge between the vocal works performed in the
programme. Duration 1
h Starring soprano Kai Kallastu Stage
Director Liis Kolle Visual Realization
Liina Vedler Music
Director Andrus Kallastu Tickets 15 EUR (no card payment, cash only),
sale half hour before the performance. From advance sale tickets 11 EUR in Piletilevi www.piletilevi.ee and Piletimaailm www.piletimaailm.com. Travel
organizers, please contact us by e-mail ooper@parnu.ee, discounts for groups (minimum group
size 10). Information www.ooper.parnu.ee In collaboration
with The Museum
of New Art in Pärnu (Pärnu Uue Kunsti Muuseum) Supporters:
Pärnu City, Estonian Cultural Endowment Partners: Estonian Public Broadcasting, Classical
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