Organization

Conductor

Sian Edwards

Singer

Spoken

Alistair McGowan

the Devil

Stage director

Richard Williams

Orchestra

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra

Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale

The City of Brighton and Hove

United Kingdom

Corn Exchange Brighton

Public

Ebony Concerto, 	K074

La création du monde, Op.81a

Little Threepenny Music

The Soldier's Tale

Approved

A punchy evening of 20th century classics in the intimacy of the Corn Exchange. 

In a tale for our times, Alistair McGowan leads three actors and a dancer in Stravinsky’s 1918 masterpiece, The Soldier’s Tale. Part anti-war, part Russian fable, it’s a satiric story of a soldier, his violin, and the Devil.


The first half opens with a treat for brass fans - Stravinsky’s stunningly cool Ebony Concerto, written for Woody Herman’s band. Milhaud’s ballet score explores the African-influenced jazz of 1920s Paris, while Kurt Weill’s Threepenny Opera Suite takes us to Berlin - with Mack the Knife, Cannon Song, Tango Ballad and more.

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Ensemble