Hadestown

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Way Down Hadestown

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Released: Jan 1, 2010

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Way Down Hadestown
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Flowers (Eurydice's song)
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Genre: Classical Opera and Vocal / Concrete / Folk
Location US
Profile Views: 52666
Last Login: 3/31/2010
Member Since 4/13/2007
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.. .. .. ..For centuries, the tragic Greek myth of Orpheus & Eurydice, in which the lyre-playing Orpheus descends into the underworld and attempts to win back his fallen bride Eurydice through the power of music, has been mined by artists from all corners of the world – a testament to its depth and universal appeal. Anais Mitchell's Hadestown, created in collaboration with composer Michael Chorney and director Ben T. Matchstick brings this timeless story into a contemporary context that is poetically, musically and visually fresh. The folk opera takes its inspiration from Depression-era America: the underworld is not the land of the dead but an exploitative company town; Hades is a sadistic wall-building boss-king whose wife Persephone moonlights as the proprietress of a speakeasy; and Orpheus wields not a lyre but a banjo. But the opera is not so much a history lesson as it is a rich patchwork of artistic vision, social commentary and raw human emotion. Old-fashioned symbols of poverty and exploitation are fused with a kind of futurism — albeit a clunky, analog, "vintage" futurism (think post-apocalyptic Jeunet/Caro films City of the Lost Children and Delicatessen) — which prompts reflection on just how much we’ve evolved (or devolved) as a society since the 1930s. Above all, Hadestown is a love story – a love story exploring what becomes of the human condition under the most tragic and trying of circumstances. .... ...... ..
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songs by Anais Mitchell, orchestral direction and arrangements by Michael Chorney, theatrical direction and set design by Ben T. Matchstick, live sound design by Ben Shiparo. .... Anais Mitchell - Eurydice.. Ben Campbell - Orpheus.. Miriam Bernardo - Persephone.. David Symons - Hades.. Ben T. Matchstick - Hermes.. Sara Grace - Cerberus.. Sara Dawn - Fate.. Lisa R - Fate.. Nessa Rabin - Fate.. .. Orchestra - Magic City.. Michael Chorney - Prepared Guitar.. Robinson Morse - Bass.. Geza Carr - Drums.. Andy Moroz - Trombone.. Indigo - Cello.. Caleb Elder - Viola..
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