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Toumani & Sidiki Diabaté
OPERA THEATRE COMPANY (IRELAND)
Susanna’s Secret
the finest Toumani collaboration since his classic work with Ali Farka Touré
Mali
The Guardian
a smoking hot comedy
Director Tom Creed Conductor Andrew Synnott Soprano Rachel Croash Baritone Rory Musgrave
A man suspects his wife is having an affair when he smells cigarette smoke on her clothes, and sets out to discover her secret - with hilarious consequences. Rachel Croash (soprano) and Rory Musgrave (baritone) star in Wolf-Ferrari’s frothy comic opera about the secrets that couples keep. Sung in English, in a new translation by Tom Swift, Susanna’s Secret (Il segreto di Susanna) is a stylish and wryly observant comedy of marital misunderstanding. Directed by Tom Creed (Deep – Kilkenny Arts Festival 2014), with Andrew Synnott conducting the OTC touring ensemble, this is a rare opportunity for opera lovers to see this classic short work, and a perfect introduction to opera for newcomers. Duration 60 mins approx.
SPECIAL DEAL FOR THIS EVENT See page 58
SAT
SUN
8 9 6PM
3PM
WATERGATE THEATRE ADMISSION €16/€14
Photo Youri Lenquette
by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
Toumani Diabaté is a superstar of African music and “the Hendrix of the kora” (The Sunday Times), the elegant and beguiling 21-stringed harp played for centuries at the Malian court. The 71st generation in an unbroken line of musicians stretching back 700 years, Toumani has done more than any artist to bring this instrument to the world, recording a string of Grammy-award-winning albums and collaborating with everyone from Taj Mahal to Björk. His son Sidiki is one half of Mali’s most successful hiphop group, and a dazzlingly talented kora player in his own right. Together, father and son produced one of the most acclaimed albums of 2014, and this concert in
the Set offers a rare, intimate opportunity to hear two generations of this extraordinary family playing with dazzling virtuosity and profound spirit. Duration 80 mins approx.
SAT
8
10PM
SET THEATRE ADMISSION €27/€23.50
SPECIAL DEAL FOR THIS EVENT See page 58