L’Homme de la Mancha

From18/12 on22/12/2018 Salle de la Grande Main

Michael De Cock & Junior Mthombeni

Just fifty years ago, the American musical comedy Man of la Mancha was created at La Monnaie in the translation and adaptation of Jacques Brel, who played the title role masterfully. Ten years later, the famous Belgian singer died. Michael De Cock, artistic director of KVS, opts for a contemporary reading of this book in which Miguel de Cervantès, a guilty poet, attends his execution in the gaols of the Inquisition. With Brussels as the muse, KVS and La Monnaie join forces to breathe new life into this timeless masterpiece.


Show in French, surtitled in Dutch

Based on “Man of La Mancha”

Book DALE WASSERMAN

Music MITCH LEIGH

Lyrics JOE DARION

Première ANTA Washington Square Theatre, New York, 22.11.1965

L’Homme de La Mancha

By JACQUES BREL

Première de Munt / la Monnaie, Brussel / Bruxelles, 4.10.1968

 

Conductor & musical arrangement Bassem Akiki

Director Michael De Cock & Junior Mthombeni

Dramaturgy Gerardo Salinas

Set design Eugenio Szwarcer

Video Hernán Pablo Curioni, Lien de Trogh, Eugenio Szwarcer

Light design Gérard Maraite

Costumes Sabina Kumeling

Murga Coach Edù Lombardo

 

Performed by Junior Akwety, Nadine Baboy, François Beukelaers, Gwendoline Blondeel**, Pierre Derhet*, Bertrand Duby, Raphaële Green*, Christophe Herrada, Chaib Idrissi, Filip Jordens, Ana Naqe, Enrique Noviello

*MM Academy Laureate, **member MM Academy

 

Ensemble de musique de chambre de la Monnaie Shagan Grolier (String Bass), Carlos Bruneel (Flute), Luk Nielandt (Oboe), Antonio Capolupo (Clarinet), Dirk  Noyen (Bassoon), Jean-Pierre Dassonville/Rogier Steel,  Anthony Blondeau (Horn), Manu Mellaerts (Trumpet), Jan Smets (Trombone), Francesco Barone, Pablo Paz Lopez (Timpani-Percussion), Jona Kesteleyn/Toon Callier (Guitar)

 

Artistic production Daniel Cordova

Production Cinzia Maroni

Technical production Nele Druyts

Stage manager Joëlle Caron

Technicians Margareta Andersen (light), Pier Gallen (video), Maarten Mees (sound), Ralf Nonn (stage)

Construction set NTGent upon commission of Théâtre de Liège

Assistant Conductor Rafal Kloczko

Costume assistant & dresser Heidi Ehrhart, Nancy Colman

Repetitors & Vocal coach Sabrina Avantario, Maarten Lingier, David Miller

Assistant director & Surtitling Inge Floré

Translation Martine Bom (FR>NL), Claire Tarring (FR>EN), David Ferré (FR>ES)

 

Production KVS

Co-production DE MUNT / LA MONNAIE, THEÂTRE DE LIEGE, DC&J Création, Teatro Español, Instituto Cervantes, Instituto Nacional de Artes Escénicas del Uruguay, Dirección de Cultura de la Intendencia de Montevideo, Cultural Services of the Embassy of Spain in Belgium

With the support of Taxshelter of Belgian Federal Government

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