Lilith – Holland Festival

In the lounge bar of the Hôtel du Paradis we meet a man who tells us about his lost love. A woman then arrives who starts to talk about her failed relationship. Slowly it appears that he is Adam and she is Lilith, Adam’s first wife in Jewish mythology, who was created as Adam’s equal. Lilith refused to submit to Adam, and finally decided to leave Paradise. They recount their tragic lovestory, ending in a dramatic finale. With Lilith, opera singer Claron McFadden stages an emotionally charged music theatre performance, combining classical music, jazz, sampling, acting, film and poetry to ask some perennial questions about the relationship between man and woman, and between man and God.

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concept Claron McFadden artistic direction Claron McFadden vocals Claron McFadden music Dimitar Bodurov piano Dimitar Bodurov cast Claron McFadden, Dimitar Bodurov libretto Carola Luther film Frans Weisz direction Frans Weisz acting and singing in film Jeroen Willems set Tom Schenk light design Tom Schenk, Gregoor van de Kamp dramaturgy Sara Vanderieck film technician Quintus Films - Frits Harkema camera Paul Staartjes editing Erik Disselhoff movement coach Tim Persent sound design Clare Gallagher, Gregoor van de Kamp costumes Zoe Monti artwork Thérèse Zoekende project management pre-production Shout! Partners in Cultuur (Annette Schautt) tour & acquisition leadership Muziektheater Transparant production Muziektheater Transparant, Operadagen Rotterdam, Holland Festival coproduction Korzo Producties, Klara Festival, Concertgebouw Brugge with the support of Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds

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