Dunedin Consort: In the Belly of the Beast
Dunedin Consort: In the Belly of the Beast at Perth Theatre & Concert Hall
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About the show
A brand-new show featuring three-hundred-year-old music, In the Belly of the Beast combines the beauty and intimacy of the baroque cantata, with bold theatrical storytelling. Starring Carolyn Sampson and featuring musicians from leading baroque specialists Dunedin Consort, it retells three powerful myths about how we all survive the unfairness of life.
From Adam in the Garden of Eden, to Jonah at sea, to Jephthah returning from battle, three men make deals with God that don’t turn out well. Together, their stories, and the healing power of music, help us make sense of a world seemingly governed by arbitrary, unreasonable power.
Featuring - Dunedin Consort
The Dunedin Consort are John Butt (director), Rachel Redmond (soprano), Jonathan Manson (cello) and Peter Whelan (bassoon).
'One of the finest available Bach performances’ (The Independent)
'Butt and his forces yield a dramatic, exactingly nuanced, profoundly considered reading, compelling in its integrity and text-driven immediacy’ (BBC Music Magazine).