De Monstruos y Prodigios: La Historia de los Castrati

[Leon (imported)]

This play is coming to NYC in July as part of the Lincoln Center Festival. Here's some more information from the Lincoln Center website:

De Monstruos y Prodigios is a three-century story of the castrati and their struggle to survive in a society void of compassion. Based, in part, on Patrick Barbier’s book The World of the Castrati, this compelling work details how male sopranos created a sensation in the Baroque world. Without ignoring the serious implications of social ostracism, the production explores the internal contradictions, romances and whims of these unusual figures with a surprising “palpable sense of fun” (Chicago Tribune). Using extreme physical comedy coupled with live vocal, violin and harpsichord music, the play reveals the musical brilliance, gross decadence, and harsh violence surrounding three centuries of this unusual practice. Directed by Claudio Valdés Kuri for the Mexico City based Teatro de Ciertos Habitantes, the work has toured to Europe, Mexico and South America.

Performed in Spanish with English supertitles.

http://www.lincolncenter.org/show_event ... code=14633