mark61
07-09-06, 22:42
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Gaddafi: A Living Myth is being staged by the English National Opera (ENO) with Ramon Tikaram in the title role.
Opera met klassieke muziek, Maghrebi muziek en de Asian Dub Foundation.
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The show charts Gaddafi's rise to power, overthrowing Libya's monarchy in a military coup in 1969 and subsequent imposition of dictatorship.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42055000/jpg/_42055460_gaddafi_afpgall3.jpg
It examines his volatile relationship with the West, particularly US President Ronald Reagan, played by Martin Turner.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42055000/jpg/_42055462_gaddafi_afpgall6.jpg
The music for the "dub/punk opera" has been composed by Steve Chandra Savale and Asian Dub Foundation.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42055000/jpg/_42055466_gaddafi_apgall4.jpg
The ENO said the show draws on true events to highlight "a contradictory enigma and the power of myth" and themes of "power, politics and media representation".
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42055000/jpg/_42055468_gaddafi_apgall5.jpg
Music will be performed by the ENO's orchestra, alongside musicians from north Africa. The show runs from 7 - 16 September.
Gaddafi: A Living Myth is being staged by the English National Opera (ENO) with Ramon Tikaram in the title role.
Opera met klassieke muziek, Maghrebi muziek en de Asian Dub Foundation.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42055000/jpg/_42055458_gaddafi_afpgall2.jpg
The show charts Gaddafi's rise to power, overthrowing Libya's monarchy in a military coup in 1969 and subsequent imposition of dictatorship.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42055000/jpg/_42055460_gaddafi_afpgall3.jpg
It examines his volatile relationship with the West, particularly US President Ronald Reagan, played by Martin Turner.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42055000/jpg/_42055462_gaddafi_afpgall6.jpg
The music for the "dub/punk opera" has been composed by Steve Chandra Savale and Asian Dub Foundation.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42055000/jpg/_42055466_gaddafi_apgall4.jpg
The ENO said the show draws on true events to highlight "a contradictory enigma and the power of myth" and themes of "power, politics and media representation".
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42055000/jpg/_42055468_gaddafi_apgall5.jpg
Music will be performed by the ENO's orchestra, alongside musicians from north Africa. The show runs from 7 - 16 September.