In love, as in music, we find ourselves in a multitude of hazy, transcendental states, neither here nor there. ‘We are enchanted, bewitched: we are in the realm of sleep, without sleeping; we are within the voluptuous infantilism of sleepiness: this is the moment for telling stories.’ So says Roland Barthes in his sweeping and ecstatic examination of human love, A Lover’s Discourse. Join us for a unique and transformative experience, as we pair Barthes’ vivid recitations with madrigals by Monteverdi, Gesualdo and Marenzio, a specially commissioned film by Arms & Legs, and Pippa Murphy’s evocative new score.
Programme
Roland Barthes
Excerpts from A Lover’s Discourse
Claudio Monteverdi
Rimanti in pace
Anima mia perdona
Ah, dolente partita
Carlo Gesualdo
Ardita zanzaretta
Ardo per te, mio bene
Luca Marenzio
Tirsi morir volea
Dolorosi martir
Pippa Murphy
New commission
