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ĀRT HOUSE 17

Mona Lisa

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ĀRT HOUSE 17

Paris, 1911. The Mona Lisa disappears without a trace from the Louvre. The whole of Europe is captivated by the mystery – even Picasso comes into the picture as a suspect. Two years later, she is offered for sale to the director of the Uffizi in Florence. The festival favourites of ĀRT HOUSE 17 present this spectacular, true story as a sparkling performance with film, acrobatics, humour and early music. A theatrical ode to the most absurd art theft ever.

Programme

  • With music by, among others, Josquin Desprez, Jean Richafort, Erik Satie, and Claude Debussy. The full program will be announced soon.

Musicians

  • Sophie Daneman Mona Lisa, soprano
  • Benedikt Kristjansson Salai (a scholar), tenor
  • Dietrich Henschel Leonardo (an artist), baritone
  • Adrian Schvarzstein Vincenzo Peruggia (a thief), Zanni, actor
  • Bruno Gullo Pablo Picasso (an artist), Brighella, clown
  • Mareike Franz Madame Bertaud, Columbina, mime
  • Thomas Höft Otto Rosenberg (fence from Cologne), actor
  • Lilli Hartmann set design, costume design
  • Michael Höft video direction
  • Thomas Höft script direction, stage direction
  • Adrian Schvarzstein co-stage direction
  • Lina Tur Bonet violin
  • Roy Amotz flute
  • Georg Kroneis double bass
  • Ivan Trenev accordion
  • Michael Hell harpsichord, musical direction

About the performers

ĀRT HOUSE 17 is an ensemble conducted by Michael Hell. Besides using historical instruments, the ensemble considers it important to do justice to the broader context in which the music was performed. The central question here is: what does the music have to say today? ĀRT HOUSE 17 has been a guest at the Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht several times in recent years with their music theatre performances such as Kaffeekantate and The Crocodile Bar. The ensemble also created the Utrechter Passion during Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht 2022.

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