La Monnaie / De Munt LA MONNAIE / DE MUNT
© Lissyelle Laricchia
POSTPONED
Opera in concert

De Kinderen der Zee
Lodewijk Mortelmans

Presentation
Opera / Opera in concert

In weal or woe, sorrow or glee, the sea alone, only the sea

The sea gives; and the sea takes away. For generations, a poor fishing family has been afflicted by a ghastly curse: one after another, its fathers drown before their first child is born. This moving tale of fate inspired the magnum opus of one of Belgium’s most important opera composers. In De Kinderen der Zee (‘The Children of the Sea’), Lodewijk Mortelmans created a score that easily bears comparison with the work of his great contemporaries in its blend of Romantic realism, Wagnerian leitmotivs, and early impressionist tone-pictures. Exactly one hundred years after its premiere, La Monnaie unearths a hidden gem of Belgian opera in two concert performances featuring Alain Altinoglu and a select group of outstanding Dutch-language singers. A discovery!

In the lead-up to these performances, the Studiecentrum voor Vlaamse Muziek and the Labo XIX&XX research group is organising a study day that will look in detail at the life and work of Lodewijk Mortelmans. In addition to talks, there will be performances by students of the Conservatorium in Antwerp.

Dates & tickets

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Location

Bozar, Henry Le Bœuf

Prices

Cat 1 - € 74 / Cat 2 - € 54
Cat 3 - € 40 / Cat 4 - € 18

Language

Sung in Dutch
Surtitles in Dutch and French

Dates & tickets

Dates

Cast
Cast

ConductorALAIN ALTINOGLU
Chorus masterJAN SCHWEIGER

Ivo MariënTHOMAS BLONDELLE
StellaTINEKE VAN INGELGEM
GeertruiCHRISTIANNE STOTIJN
PetrusWERNER VAN MECHELEN
BoltenKURT GYSEN
FrederikDENZIL DELAERE

La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra & chorus
La Monnaie Children's and Youth Choir & Choral Academy, led by Benoît Giaux
Octopus Kamerkoor, led by Bart Van Reyn

ProductionDE MUNT / LA MONNAIE
Co-productionBOZAR MUSIC
With the support ofSTICHTING MORTELMANS & STUDIECENTRUM VOOR VLAAMSE MUZIEK

In coproduction with Shelter Prod and Prospero MM Productions
With the support of taxshelter.be and ING
With the support of the tax shelter of the Belgian federal government