Slovo: The Tale of Igor
Presented by Limerick Early Music Festival
In the year 1185, as the Kievan-Rus’ empire was beginning to crumble, a little-known prince on its eastern borders led his outnumbered band into battle against the Kumans – a host of Mongolian invaders.
This battle and its aftermath would become the Slavic literary epic known as The Song of Igor’s Campaign. Its conclusion was not what one would expect; the hero was not a fearless Beowulf, a mighty Roland, nor even a betrayed Siegfried. Igor Sviatoslavich’s only claim to fame resulted from a bad military decision stemming from cockiness, pride, or stupidity.
Slovo: The Tale of Igor
Yet, its outcome remained true to the great epics; the ending was not an overwhelmingly happy victory or love affair. Rather, it was a stark lesson to be learned against making war for war’s sake, subdued with a ray of hope that things would be better in the future.
With a tapestry of sound on voice and the husli (lyre), this re-telling of Prince Igor’s story brings to the stage images and sounds that might shock opera-goers more familiar with Borodin’s version of the tale.
7:00pm Preconcert talk with Dr Sabine Egger (Mary Immaculate College) on the impact of the creative arts on historical narratives (free for ticketholders).
Ensemble
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