Die Grösse Fuge (The Greatest Fugue)
When: Thu., Jun. 13, 2024 at 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Beethoven becomes unmoored from reality and visits our time, witnessing its beauties and horrors—inspiring him to compose his final work: Die Grösse Fuge.
On Thursday, June 13, 2024, at 8 pm, composer Elliott Sharp (elliottsharp.com) presents the US Premiere in English of his opera Die Grösste Fuge (The Greatest Fugue) at Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn. This opera features the virtuosic bass/baritone Nicholas Isherwood as Ludwig van Beethoven with DGF String Quartet, prerecorded electroacoustic backing tracks, and projection design by Janene Higgins.
A livestream will be available free of charge at 8pm on the day of the performance and archived for future viewing on YouTube.
Roulette
509 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217