Lights on Theatre to Present ‘Illuminating Orpheus’
The Manchester U.K. opera/puppetry collective, Lights on Theatre, will present “Illuminating Orpheus” on Nov. 11, 2023, at the Anthony Burgess Foundation. “Light on Le Bestiaire” combines Louis Durey’s setting of Apollinare’s 30 Animal Poems with shadow puppetry, bringing the setting’s original woodcut illustrations to life. Six singers have dual roles as vocalists and puppeteers, using Spark Sanders Robinson’s laser-cut shadow {…}