A wedding goes awry when the venue catches fire and the bride is dragged into the underworld. Only a kokle player is brave enough – and musical enough – to venture there and save her.

With its mummers, imps, three-headed demon king and singing mole cricket, I Played, I Danced is a story like none other. Composed in 1977, Imants Kalniņš’s elaborate musical language is blended with Latvian folk to create a unique and moving soundworld. Leading young Latvian director Laura Groza-Ķibere and visual artist Miķelis Fišers bring out the wild energy of this opera in their new production that forces us to ask: How much should we fight the demons of the past while striving for a better future?

Streamed on OperaVision on 31 January 2020 at 19:00 CET and available for 6 months: [ Ссылка ]

CAST

Tots: Raimonds Bramanis
Lelde: Marlēna Keine
Three-headed Demon King: Jānis Apeinis
Lord: Krišjānis Norvelis
The Blind Man: Rihards Mačanovskis
The Witch: Ilona Bagele
The Lame Man: Rinalds Kandalincevs
Zemgus: Juris Ādamsons
Mole Cricket: Laura Grecka
Lelde’s Mother: Evija Martinsone
Zemgus’ Mother: Andžella Goba
Foreman: Guntars Ruņģis
Imp: Mihails Čuļpajevs
Pegleg: Kalvis Kalniņš

Music: Imants Kalniņš
Conductor: Mārtiņš Ozoliņš
Director: Laura Groza-Ķibere
Set Designer: Miķelis Fišers
Costume Designer: Kristīne Pasternaka
Lighting Designer: Oskars Pauliņš
Choreographer: Rūdolfs Gediņš
Dramaturg: Evarts Melnalksnis

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