THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER
Chamber opera in two acts with a prologue
Running time: 1 hr. 30 min.
Conductor: Wojciech Michniewski
Soloists and Orchestra of the Polish National Opera
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cast:William - Adam Szerszeń The innovative work by the American composer Philip Glass at the Polish National Opera. The Fall of the House of Usher is a story which unfolds on the borderline of reality and hallucination, full of innuendo and passion, evocatively building a sense of dread. The background for the events is the house of the title, of which Lovecraft wrote that it shares one common soul with the characters. The opera is based on the well-known story by the master of horror - Edgar Allan Poe, which was hailed as a masterpiece of gothic horror and has fascinated and inspired artists for years. Philip Glass uses his famously repetitive style to express the mysteriousness of the unusual house and its residents who are inevitably headed for death. Director Barbara Wysocka creates an onstage synthesis of the arts, combining theatre, music, film and photography in her production, successfully expressing the horror of Poe’s story and highlighting Glass’s disturbing and hypnotic music.
TERYTORIA (TERRITORIES) is an attempt to seek new aesthetic qualities and forms of expression, to delineate innovatory veins, to release unknown visions and associations. To collaborate on the pieces, Polish National Opera invites the most interesting contemporary musical, theatrical and visual artists.
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