Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress

Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress

2007 · 171 min · Music

Stravinsky's masterwork The Rake's Progress, created for La Fenice in Venice in 1951, is based on a libretto by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman, inspired by a series of 18th century prints by William Hogarth. This amazing production from La Monnaie De Munt jazzifies the setting by replacing Hogarth's sin city, London, with 1950s Las Vegas, turning it into a glittering, cinematic gallery of tableaux vivants inspired by the early days of television. Staged by one of the most visionary theatre directors of our age, the Québécois Robert Lepage, the neo-classical morality tale truly becomes a grand spectacle. Lepage's visual imagination works its magic superbly, while Kazushi Ono's energetic musical direction drives the sparkling ensemble to exhilarating heights. Recorded in High Definition and true surround sound.

Directed by Robert Lepage

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Andrew Kennedy Tom Rakewell
Laura Claycomb Anne Trulove
William Shimell Nick Shadow
Dagmar Pecková Baba the Turk
Julianne Young Mother Goose

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