Comité d'Honneur
- H.E. Mr Iwo Byczewski, Ambassador of Poland to Belgium
- H.E. Mr Sven-Olof Petersson, Ambassador of Sweden
- H.E. Madame Joëlle Bourgois, Ambassador of France
- H.E. Mr Gavin Hewitt, Ambassador of the United Kingdom
- H.E. Mr Peter von Butler, Ambassador of Germany
- H.E. Mr Karsten Petersen, Ambassador of Denmark
- H.E. Mr Mats Staffansson, Ambassador of Sweden to Poland
Performed by:
Biljana
Staffansson, soprano
Ljiljana
Jovanovic, soprano
Daniel
Blumenthal, piano
Cecilia Jorgensen, narrator
Act 1: Coup-de-foudre - Mrs Grote's home, London, 2 May 1848
Act 2: Magnolia - Clairville Cottage, Brompton, 12 May 1848
Act 3: In doubt - Calder House, Edinburgh, 30 October 1848
Act 4: Hope - Rue de Chaillot 74, Paris, early June 1849
Act 5: Death - Place Vendôme 12, Paris, before 17 October 1849
Act 6: Love - Buckingham Palace, London, 30 May 1856
The drama
Emperor: Fryderyk Chopin, composer
Nightingale: Jenny Lind, soprano
Artificial bird: Pauline Viardot, mezzo soprano
Storyteller: Hans Christian Andersen
Music: Chopin, Vincenzo Bellini, Scandinavian composers
Playwrights: Cecilia and Jens Jorgensen
Musical advisor: Daniel Blumenthal
Producer: Icons of Europe
Piano: Steinway
Based on the historical information of the new
biography, the narrator introduces each act with original quotes from letters Chopin
wrote in 1848-1849 to family and friends and from the Nightingale
story. These quotes match each other to a surprising and moving degree. Each
act is also embellished by the display of a large image. The whole concept is
flexible (i.e. music programme, multimedia, audience size, languages and timing, as well
as the opportunity to support a humanitarian cause).
The drama and the music as well as the actors refer to a large number of
countries: Belgium, Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Poland,
Russia, Serbia, Spain and Sweden, as well as China, Japan and the United States.
Copyright © 2003 Icons of Europe, B-1380
Lasne
Deposited with the U.S. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |