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THE IMMURED
Opera by Ēriks Ešenvalds and Inese Zandere
Musical director and conductor Māris Sirmais
Stage director Laura Groza-Ķibere
Set designer Andris Freibergs
Costume designer Kristīne Pasternaka
Ēriks Ēšenvalds’ “The Immured” is an opera about the construction of a library, and the sacrifices without which nothing great can ever be created. It’s a modern-day legend, whose sources are found in the folklore of various European cultures, as well as in modern Latvian society. The heroes of this tale are artists and masons, librarians and politicians, their love and betrayal, faith and responsibilities. The opera is based on an idea and original libretto written by Inese Zandere as a poem; Zandere wrote it in honour of and as an ode to poet Knuts Skujenieks, who has also rendered numerous European folktales into Latvian. This libretto won second place in the LNO Libretto Contest; first place was won by Valentina by Arturs Maskats.
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