The Soldier's Tale @ Kilkenny Arts Festival 2019

The Soldier's Tale @ Kilkenny Arts Festival 2019

Wednesday, 14 August 2019, 7.30pm

It’s just over a century since Stravinsky penned his second masterpiece at the end of the First World War. Based on an old Russian fable, The Soldier’s Tale (L’histoire du Soldat) tells the story of a soldier who trades his fiddle to the devil in return for untold wealth. Or so he believes…

One of Ireland’s most successful actors, Ciarán Hinds, plays narrator, soldier and devil in this gripping concert performance of Stravinsky’s masterpiece. Performed by the Fews Ensemble, led by Joanne Quigley McParland, Northern Ireland’s outstanding new chamber music group, with movement from contemporary dancer Emily Ayers, The Soldier’s Tale is a thrilling Faustian story with a score every bit as inventive as The Rite of Spring.

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Published by The Journal of Music on 2 July 2019

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