FULL SOPHIE (Caddick) London 2021 Elizabeth Lynch, Neil Balfour
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Sophie
- Composer: Caddick Helen
- Libretto: Verbatim from letters by Sophie Taeuber-Arp and Jean Arp, with poetry by Jean Arp and original text by Helen Caddick Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: The Cockpit, London, UK, Tête à Tête Opera Festival
- Recorded: August 7, 2021
- Type: Staged Opera Live
- Singers: Elizabeth Lynch, Neil Balfour
- Conductor: Chris Hopkins
- Orchestra: Instrumental Ensemble
- Choreographer: Kamala Devam
- Stage Director: Lucy Bradley
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Published by: MyNewOpera
- Date Published: 2022
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs
- Video Recording from: YouTube FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
This is a work in progress. Semi-staged extracts, weaving music, dance, verbatim, art and poetry, will be shared to coincide with the new Sophie Taeuber-Arp exhibition at London’s Tate Modern. What happens to a talented female artist when she’s part of an artistic couple? What pressures does she face? Taking as a starting point the joint 1937 work Marital Sculpture where two sections have been cut to expose the ‘inside’, this new opera is inspired by the extraordinary Swiss Artist/Dancer Sophie Taeuber-Arp and her relationship with the Dadaist/Poet Jean Arp. A member of the Dada movement, dancer at the notorious Cabaret Voltaire and a unique voice across a host of diverse art forms, Sophie faced many struggles before her tragic death in 1943. The interactive broadcast will include a Q&A with key members of the creative team. It will be live captioned throughout, though it may not be verbatim. A BSL interpreter will be present during the Q&A.
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