Contraponto: Pierrot Lunaire by Arnold Schoenberg, by Ars ad Hoc
The Contraponto cycle at Theatro Circo welcomes ars ad hoc and soprano Ana Caseiro for a new interpretation of Arnold Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire op. 21 (1912), on a night when the audience will be on stage with the musicians. This seminal work of modernity established sprechgesang (spoken song) and the iconic ‘Pierrot quintet’, marking subsequent … Continued