SVADBA

Festival d'Aix en Provence

United Kingdom
http://www.festival-aix.com/en

Musical direction: Dáirine Ní Mheadhra
Stage direction: Ted Huffman and Zack Winokur
Costumes and stage design: Samal Blak
Video: Sven Ortel
Light : Marcus Doshi
Dramaturgy and stage assistant: Antonio Cuenca Ruiz
Vocal coach and percussions: John Hess
Language coach: Sandra Mila
Video assistant: Kate Ducey
Milica: Florie Valiquette*
Danica: Liesbeth Devos
Lena: Jennifer Davis
Zora: Pauline Sikirdji
Nada: Andrea Ludwig
Ljubica: Mireille Lebel

Svadba was originally commissioned and produced by Dáirine Ní Mheadhra and John Hess of Queen of Puddings Music Theatre in Toronto
New production of the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence and of the Académie européenne de musique
In coproduction with Angers Nantes Opéra, les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Festival Ljubljana, Ars Musica and Sarajevo Winter

ARTICLE: Bernard Foccroulle writes on Svadba's rehearsals (in French)

PHOTOS: Photos album of Svadba's rehearsals

AUDIO: Audio excerpts of Svadba's rehearsals

Tomorrow Milica will be getting married. The night before the ceremony, she sings and plays with her girlfriends. They dance, they argue, they make fun of the boys, go swimming and eventually say farewell. Throughout this hen night, they burst into songs, which possess the husky spontaneity and the rough charm of folklore verse but are transfigured by the imaginative writing of the Serbian composer living in Canada, Ana Sokolović. Svadba – which means marriage – is a musical and theatrical feast, both poignant and playful. After a huge success in the United States, this chamber opera for six a capella women’s voice will be given at the Festival d’Aix as a new production which will also be the European premiere of the scenic version. Long live the bride!

On 3, 5, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 and 16 July 2015 at 6pm


Ana Sokolovic : Svadba