Messa da Requiem
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Glasshouse Theatre, QPAC
Where music, movement, and mortality collide.
Renowned choreographer, Christian Spuck, transforms Verdi’s masterpiece into a sculpture of living art and music in Ivan Gil-Ortega’s first curated season as artistic director. Premiering as the first production in QPAC’s new Glasshouse Theatre - and marking its Queensland debut - Messa da Requiem explores the inner depths of human emotion, blurring the lines between life, loss and the mystery beyond.
From the powerful swell of more than 110 singers and musicians from Brisbane Chorale and Canticum Chamber Choir and Queensland Symphony Orchestra, to 36 Queensland Ballet artists embodying the music in movement, this unforgettable staging is both epic and intimate - transcending boundaries and merging artforms in this once‑in‑a‑generation production.
“This is not an evening of ballet or music, this is a total work of art.”- Tages-Anzeiger on Ballett Zürich
Image Credit: Artists of the Staatsballett Berlin as well as the Rundfunkchor Berlin in a Berlin production of “Messa da Requiem.” Photography: Sergei Gherciu.
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Venue
The Glasshouse Theare, QPAC
Russell St South Brisbane QLD 4101
Credits
Christian Spuck
Choreographer
Daniel Mulligan
Stager
Katja Wünsche
Stager
Stephanie Lenzen
Stager
Giuseppe Verdi
Music
Christian Schmidt
Set Designer
Emma Ryott
Costume Designer
Christopher Parker
Assistant to Costume Designer
Martin Gebhardt
Lighting Designer
Elfried Roller
Revival Lighting Designer
Simon Hewett
Conductor
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Music Performer
Emily Cox AM
Chorus Master
Brisbane Chorale
Choir
Claus Spahn
Dramaturg
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- Opening Night
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Messa da Requiem in three words
Christian Spuck, Choreographer
Describing Messa da Requiem in three words is very difficult!
I think, one word would be powerful because it unites a huge choir, beautiful music, a large cast of dancers creating striking and expansive tableaus on stage.
The second word universal as it speaks to deep human themes, exploring death, loss, but it's also about hope and completely independent of any religion or narrative.
The third word would be poetic, because this production leaves space for association, for emotions, for the artists on stage, but also for the audience. I believe that every dancer, artist, choir, singer, musician, conductor will find their own voice in this production. And that's something I really appreciate.
#Casting Information
Queensland Ballet
To be confirmed
Brisbane Chorale and Canticum Chamber Choir
To be confirmed
Singer Soloists
Just announced
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
To be confirmed
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