![La Monnaie / De Munt](https://www.lamonnaiedemunt.be/site/theme/assets/img/logo_white_small.png)
how everything turns away / Quite leisurely from the disaster.— W.H. Auden (on Bruegel's 'Icarus')
In the Royal Museums of Fine Arts in Brussels, you can find one of the most famous paintings by Pieter Bruegel the Elder: Landscape with the Fall of Icarus. In a small corner of the canvas, barely noticeable, we can see the flailing legs of the headstrong son, who abused the invention of his father Daedelus and ignored his warnings. The story is more topical than ever: those who do not handle the possibilities offered by science and technology with care, those who put their personal freedom before the forces of nature, risk bringing about their own downfall, while the world looks away uninterested … After Sindbad, Orfeo & Majnun and Push, all strong community projects carried out by and for young people, Howard Moody once again touches on a burning issue: environmental awareness and respect for nature. And who can interpret this more convincingly than the young singers of the MM Academy and of our Children’s and Youth Choirs, the generation that holds the key to changing course?
–
Malibran room (La Monnaie Workshops)
€ 25
Sung in English
Surtitles in French and in Dutch
Introductory talks 45' before the start of the performance (NL/FR)
10+
1h20
no intermission
An opera for 4 soloists, youth chorus, children’s chorus and orchestra by Howard Moody
Libretto by Anna Moody
Commissioned by la Monnaie
World premiere
11:00
School performance
14:00
School performance
19:00
14:00
School performance
19:00
14:00
17:00
11:00
14:00
MusicHOWARD MOODY LibrettoANNA MOODY
ConductorHOWARD MOODY Stage directorBENOIT DE LEERSNYDER ChoreographyKARINE GIRARD Set and costume designEMILIE LAUWERSLightingGLEN D’HAENENS Children's and Youth Chorus directionBENOIT GIAUX
TalusEMMA POSMAN*,
ANDREA CONANGLA (14.03) DaedalusKRIS BELLIGH IcarusLOGAN LOPEZ GONZALEZ* MinosMICHAEL J. SCOTT The SunLA MONNAIE CHILDREN'S CHOIR Apprentices to DaedalusLA MONNAIE YOUTH CHOIR
* MM Laureate
La Monnaie Chamber Music ensemble
ProductionLA MONNAIE
In co-production with Shelter Prod and Prospero MM Productions, with the support of Taxshelter.be and ING
With the support of the Belgian Federal Government's Tax Shelter