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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

For generations, the poor Mariën fishing family has been afflicted by a ghastly curse: one after another, its fathers drown before their first child is born. This story, set in the seventeenth century, inspired Lodewijk Mortelmans’ opera De Kinderen der Zee, the magnum opus of this unjustly forgotten composer who nonetheless made his mark on musical life in our region in the early decades of the twentieth century. His score, which is full of poetry about nature, combines late-Romantic realism with the Wagnerian device of the leitmotiv to create inextricable connections between the sea and fate. With Alain Altinoglu at the helm, outstanding Dutch-language singers will perform this little-known gem from our Belgian operatic repertoire.

Both performances of De Kinderen der Zee will be performed without choir.

Dates & tickets

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Location

Bozar, Henry Le Bœuf

Prices

Ticket prices from € 18 to € 74
-30 years old: € 10 / € 50

Language

Sung in Dutch
Surtitles in Dutch and French

Running time

Part 1: 45 min
Break: 20 min
Part 2: 40 min
Part 3: 25 min

Streaming

Broadcast on Klara
20.11.2021
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Broadcast on Musiq3
20.10.2021

Presentation

Introductions in Dutch and French 30' before each performance

WARNING !

In order to attend this performance, anyone 16 years and older must present a valid Covid Safe Ticket in the form of a QR code (digital or printed) and a piece of identification.
Surgical face mask not compulsory

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Dramatisch zangspel
in drie bedrijven

Premiere
Koninklijke Vlaamse Opera
Antwerp, 27.3.1920

Gallery

Gallery

© Pieter Claes
© Pieter Claes
© Pieter Claes
© Pieter Claes
© Pieter Claes
Dates & tickets

Dates

Cast
Cast

Libretto van Rafaël Verhulst
Muziek van Lodewijk Mortelmans

ConductorALAIN ALTINOGLU
ChorusmasterJAN SCHWEIGER

StellaTINEKE VAN INGELGEM
GeertruiCHRISTIANNE STOTIJN
Ivo MariënYVES SAELENS
PetrusWERNER VAN MECHELEN
BoltenKRIS BELLIGH
FrederikGILLES VAN DER LINDEN

La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra
 

ProductionLA MONNAIE / DE MUNT
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