Lagrime di San Pietro (TOUR)

Big Sing 2019

Aug 31, 2019, 6:00 PM

Music Center Plaza

PROGRAM

ORLANDO DI LASSO

Lagrime di San Pietro

ORLANDO DI LASSO

, Lagrime di San Pietro

From the creative mind of acclaimed director Peter Sellars comes his very first a cappella staging and most personal work to date. Orlando di Lasso knew that Lagrime was to be the last piece he would ever compose, and so he packed every measure with an emotionally charged texture that channeled all of his pain and remorse into a towering work of beauty.

Twenty-one singers transform this 75-minute sweeping a cappella Renaissance masterpiece – committed to memory and dramatically staged – into an overwhelmingly emotional performance piece. Set to the poetry of Luigi Tansillo (1510-1568), “I accept responsibility” is the fundamental theme of this work depicting the seven stages of grief that St. Peter experienced after disavowing his knowledge of Jesus Christ on the day of his arrest and prior to his crucifixion.

Sellars translates Lagrime through a contemporary lens, suggesting a powerful allegory that by taking responsibility and facing our past head-on, we can forge a more resolved and fulfilling future.

Lagrime di San Pietro is made possible with generous underwriting from the Lovelace Family Trust and is dedicated to the memory of Jon Lovelace in honor of the special friendship he shared with director Peter Sellars.

The touring production is also supported by lead sponsors Kiki and David Gindler; patron sponsors Philip A. Swan, and Laney and Tom Techentin; and contributing sponsors Jerrie and Abbott Brown, Cindy and Gary Frischling, Marian H. and John Niles, Frederick J. Ruopp, and Eva and Marc Stern. Additional support is provided by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation through USArtists International in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

UPCOMING TOUR DATES

PLACE DES ARTS
Montreal, Canada · January 30, 2020

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THE ROYAL CONSERVATORY
Toronto, Canada· February 1 & 2, 2020

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MEANY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Seattle, WA · March 26, 2020

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HANCHER AUDITORIUM, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Iowa City, IA · March 28, 2020

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PAST TOUR DATES

RAVINIA FESTIVAL
Highland Park, IL · September 13, 2018

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KRANNERT CENTER FOR THE PERFORMNG ARTS
Urbana, IL · September 15, 2018

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MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL
Melbourne, Australia · October 5 & 6, 2018

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FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL CERVANTINO
Guanajuato, Mexico · October 11, 2018

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PALACIO DE BELLAS ARTES
Mexico City, Mexico · October 13, 2018

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WALLIS ANNENBERG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMNG ARTS
Beverly Hills, CA · October 20 & 21, 2018

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UMS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Ann Arbor, MI · January 20, 2019

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CAROLINA PERFORMING ARTS
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC · January 22, 2019

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CAL PERFORMANCES
Berkeley, CA · May 17, 2019

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THE BARBICAN CENTRE
London, England · May 23, 2019

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SAGE GATESHEAD
Gateshead, England · May 25, 2019

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CITÉ DE LA MUSIQUE
Paris, France · May 27, 2019

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PERFORMANCE SANTA FE AT THE LENSIC PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Santa Fe, NM · May 31, 2019

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SALZBURG FESTIVAL
Salzburg, Austria · July 20 & 21, 2019

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CITY THEATER
Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany · July 23, 2019

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Lagrime di San Pietro is made possible with generous underwriting from the Lovelace Family Trust and is dedicated to the memory of Jon Lovelace in honor of the special friendship he shared with director Peter Sellars.

The touring production is also supported by lead sponsors Kiki and David Gindler; patron sponsors Philip A. Swan, and Laney and Tom Techentin; and contributing sponsors Jerrie and Abbott Brown, Cindy and Gary Frischling, Marian H. and John Niles, Frederick J. Ruopp, and Eva and Marc Stern.

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