Pink Floyd meets Edgar Allan Poe

Description

An evening of musical theater that fuses the music of Pink Floyd with the world of Edgar Allan Poe. Atom Heart Mother is a 24-minute composition by Pink Floyd from 1970, representing a true integration of classical culture into pop music. It features an unconventional ensemble. At Rigiblick, alongside a 30-member choir with soloists, the Pink Floyd tribute band "Crazy Diamond," 14 brass players, a cellist, and an actor perform. We juxtapose Pink Floyd's music with Edgar Allan Poe's narrative "The Fall of the House of Usher." Pink Floyd has repeatedly engaged with the phenomenon of "madness" through the drug-induced psychosis of their founding member Syd Barrett (1946-2006). In Poe's vivid and powerful story "The Fall of the House of Usher," the narrator's friend suffers from a mental illness. Participants and additional information: Concept Daniel Rohr, Actor Daniel Rohr, Music Pink Floyd Tribute Band Crazy Diamond (Üse Junger, Bryan Pfister, Dani Bucher, Thomas Fretz, Andreas Neisser, Francesco Gasparini), Director Peter Schweiger, Musical Director Hugo Bollschweiler, Singers Zürcher Singkreis conducted by Tobias von Arb, Soloists: Sela Bieri/Julia Schiwowa (20.01.24) (Soprano), Sarah Deissler/Olga Kharchenko (Alto), Soloists: Samuel Klauser (Tenor) and Ismael Arróniz (Bass), Brass under the direction of Laurent Tinguely: Guillermo Casillas/Daniel Herrero, Takayuki Kiryu/Basil Hubatka/Florian Buchard, Keita Kitade, Dominic Wunderli (Trumpets), Adrian Weber/Xaver Sonderegger, Arwed Peemöller/Niki Wüthrich, Adrian Albaladejo/Tino Llopis/Diogo Cunha (Trombones), Benjamin Wey (Tuba), Annette Cox/Simon Scheiwiller, Yui Yukutake/Jessica Frossard, Kumiko Jöhl Sekiguchi (Horns), Cello Julien Kilchenmann, Stage Elke Thomann, Technical Management Lukas Koller, Costumes Claudia Binder, Assistant Director Marianne Amsler/Lisa Caltagirone

Highlights

• Musical theater evening with Pink Floyd and Edgar Allan Poe
• 30-member choir and tribute band "Crazy Diamond"
• Directed by Peter Schweiger

General Information

The event combines Pink Floyd's music with Edgar Allan Poe's story "The Fall of the House of Usher." At the Rigiblick Theater, a large choir, a tribute band, and soloists explore themes of madness and mental illness.

Location

Germaniastrasse 99, 8044 Zürich, Switzerland

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