In the opera-installation Aria di Potenza , an ensemble of opera singers, pianists and an actress performs a selection of original political speeches by the politicians that have been shaping the world scene, including Erdogan, Putin, Merkel, Clinton, Le Pen, Michel, Kaczyński, Kim Jong-un and Trump. During the climactic moment of the text, the singer switches to an aria that expresses the main emotion of the speech. All arias are part of the classical operatic repertoire (Mozart, Wagner, Verdi, Purcell) and are performed with piano accompaniment. The spectators are invited to behold one speech/aria only or to stay in the auditorium for as long as they wish.
Aria di Potenza is a project initiated by Krystian Lada and collective The Airport society. Operatic voices and classical arias are reimagined with political figures at the center of the story.
2017
The Airport Society
75 min.
Dubravka Musovic (mezzo) Lucia Lucas (baritone) Tomasz Raczkiewicz (contreténor)
Potos @ Camille Cooken