Significantly, a fable has been chosen to open the 2008 Grec Festival: a contemporary reworking of Stravinsky’s Soldier’s Tale. This special inaugural production of the 20th-century musical theatre classic is directed by Nigel Lowery and Amir Hosseinpour, guaranteeing a subtly ironic, powerful and highly visual spectacle. Actor and singer Mísia plays the narrator, our beloved, many-talented Pavlovsky is the soldier, and Marilu Marini, a leading voice in the Parisian theatre, appears as the Devil. Musical accompaniment will be provided by a well-known contemporary music ensemble: Barcelona 216.

Stravinsky wrote his Soldier’s Tale in exile, in the company of his friend and neighbour Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz. Due to the difficult times in which he composed the work (it was first performed in 1918), the piece is austere in its use of resources. Nonetheless, Stravinsky masterfully constructs the simple story of a soldier who sells his soul to the Devil, in the shape of his
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music by_igor stravinsky
original text by_charles ferdinand ramuz
scene directors_nigel lowery and amir hosseinpour
cast_mísia, marilu marini and ángel pavlovsky