Delicate Fire (Barbara Strozzi) Opera-Movie Sydney 2021 Anna Dowsley, Taryn Fiebig, Chloe Lankshear
A Delicate Fire is a sumptuous musical experience that celebrates the joys, vicissitudes and triumphs of love and features music by one of the greatest composers of the 17th century, Barbara Strozzi Upon the first listen, co-creator Charlotte Mungomery and I were completely captivated by the music of Barbara Strozzi. Her Op.1 Madrigals begin with a preamble […]
Delicate Fire (Barbara Strozzi) Opera-Movie Sydney 2021 Anna Dowsley, Taryn Fiebig, Chloe Lankshear
Video Recording from: Pinchgut Opera
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MORE VIDEO FILES: VIDEOStage Director: Constantine Costi
Stage Designer: Charlotte Mungomery
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Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Delicate Fire
- Composer: Strozzi Barbara
- Libretto: various
- Venue & Opera Company: Sydney, Australia
- Recorded: 2021
- Type: Movie
- Singers: Anna Dowsley, Taryn Fiebig, Chloe Lankshear, Keara Donohoe, Nicholas Jones, David Greco, Andrew O’Conno
- Conductor: Erin Helyard
- Orchestra: Instrumental Ensemble
- Choreographer: Shannon Burns
Information about the Recording
- Published by: Pinchgut Opera
- Date Published: 2021
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs
- Video Recording from: Pinchgut Opera FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
A Delicate Fire is a sumptuous musical experience that celebrates the joys, vicissitudes and triumphs of love and features music by one of the greatest composers of the 17th century, Barbara Strozzi
Upon the first listen, co-creator Charlotte Mungomery and I were completely captivated by the music of Barbara Strozzi. Her Op.1 Madrigals begin with a preamble in which she describes the act of composing as if taking flight and soaring among heavenly choirs.
This is the experience we wanted to capture on film. For the audience to take flight through a series of dreamlike vignettes. Sometimes floating. Sometimes rocketing. But always immersed in the beauty, joy, and charm of her music and poetry. Whilst there is no conventional storyline or characters, this film is anchored by an emotional narrative as we follow mezzo-soprano Anna Dowsley (playing a version of our Barbara) through a surreal landscape of human passion. We are inside the mind and imagination of this firebrand composer whose perspective on love is ardent, curious, cynical and awed.
This is the experience we wanted to capture on film. For the audience to take flight through a series of dreamlike vignettes. Sometimes floating. Sometimes rocketing. But always immersed in the beauty, joy, and charm of her music and poetry. Whilst there is no conventional storyline or characters, this film is anchored by an emotional narrative as we follow mezzo-soprano Anna Dowsley (playing a version of our Barbara) through a surreal landscape of human passion. We are inside the mind and imagination of this firebrand composer whose perspective on love is ardent, curious, cynical and awed.
This is the world of Barbara Strozzi’s Op. 1 madrigals. A series of snapshots, short stories, and fleeting delights to drift and travel through.
— Constantine Costi, Director
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