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Le grand macabre György Ligeti: Surprisingly topical opera about the end of time

Posted on November 20, 2021 by Thea Derks

In Le Grand Macabre, the only opera György Ligeti ever composed, the protagonist Nekrotzar announces the end of time, but at the moment supreme he is the only one who perishes. The absurdist work was staged in this country in … Continue reading →

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Ligeti festival – ode to an adventurous and idiosyncratic composer

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Thea Derks

The Hungarian composer György Ligeti (1923-2006) suffered under several dictatorships. The Nazis killed his father and brother during World War II, and after the war the communists forced him to write bland ‘folk music’. After the Hungarian uprising of 1956 … Continue reading →

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