Fernando pessoa, the book of disquiet last year was a blood year in the middle east massacres and fallen cities, collapsed and collapsing states, the unravelling of a. The book of sand 2015 digital, interactive song cycle mezzo sopr, choir, interactive film duration. There are ships sailing to many ports, but not a single one goes where life is not painful. The innovative aspect of these operas is their use of film images and sampled soundtracks as an essential element of the score. A unique voice, he combines composition with film and stage direction, and script writing. When portuguese poet fernando pessoa died in 1935 he left behind a trunk filled with unfinished fragments a treasure trove of. The book of disquiet, opera as one man, with films samuel west, standing between films of ana moura and joao reis, in the book of disquiet at montclair state university in new.
Elegant, pointless, but beautifully played there was very little plot in what we saw, but an awful lot of words, with much repetition michael church. Contact projects kickasspirational projects xs energy projects lost prophets projects. We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. The book of disquiet is based on fernando pessoas posthumous masterpiece of the same. The sites name honors fernando pessoa 1888 1935, the late portuguese poet. The source of inspiration was the book of disquiet, a work which similarly eludes the categorisable and conventional. January 2016 the book of disquiet to receive its first us and uk performances. The book of disquiet is a work by the portuguese author fernando pessoa 18881935. This music theatre for actor, ensemble and film as the composer describes it, caused quite a stir when it. The book of disquiet is a work by the portuguese author fernando pessoa 1888 1935. Reis supposedly studied at a boarding school run by jesuits in which he received a classical education. He has directed both the filmed and staged elements of all of these works.
A unique voice, he combines composition with film and stage. The book of disquiet university calendar montclair. The book of disquiet penguin classics englisch taschenbuch 29. On monday 22 february he joins the institute of musical research for a talk, as part of their international composers seminar series. The book of disquiet 2008 music theatre for actor, ensemble and film fl, cl, bn, trp, perc, 4 vln, 3 vla, 2 vlc. The book of disquiet penguin classics pessoa, fernando, zenith, richard, zenith, richard on. The book of disquiet, opera as one man, with films the. His book of disquiet was a posthumously reconstructed autobiography of the alter ego bernando soares, described as a mutilation of pessoas own personality an obsessive cataloguer of anecdotes, dreams and moods that gradually push him closer to the nature of the self. Among these were the pages that make up his posthumous masterpiece the book of disquiet an autobiography of his alter. Peak performances the book of disquiet the new yorker. If its in the nature of pessoas book that there can be no resolution, there is a kind of closure here.
The book of disquiet trailer music theatre for actor, ensemble and film after fernando pessoa portuguese language version. The book of disquiet trailer music theatre for actor, ensemble and film. This and this alone has been the meaning the book of disquiet by fernando pessoa poetry fernando. This heteronym was created by pessoa as a portuguese doctor born in oporto, in september 19, 1887. Orf news item about the world premiere of the book of disquiet. His repertoire also includes concert works and chamber music for small ensemble, soloists, and soundtrack. Choral, opera, ballet, orchestral, chamber, piano, strings, concert and brass band music repertoire. When poet fernando pessoa died in 1935 he left behind a trunk filled with unfinished fragments a treasure trove of scribbled anecdotes and idle thoughts. The book of disquiet is based on texts by the portuguese poet fernando pessoa 18881935. First staged in linz, austria, in 2009, the book of disquiet is based on fernando pessoa s posthumous masterpiece of the same name, the fictionalised autobiography of a lisbon clerk, bernardo.
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