The excess of death
Lacuna
Dates
1992
Gasworks Theatre
Melbourne
(October / November)
Lacuna is an allegoric black comedy of Western political history, with characters drawn from the chess board. Lacuna charts the final 24 hours in the demise of Orpheus’ upper world as his queen, knights, bishops and rooks are ‘taken’ through seemingly inevitable processes – processes which reflect universal concerns with power and conflict.
Lacuna draws on parallels between the medieval and the contemporary, both in its narrative and music. David Chesworth’s score is aurally rich and varied, drawing on a highly original collaboration of electronic and acoustic instrumentation.
“A potently powerful music-theatre event
Awards
- Nominated for Production in Opera, Green Room Awards
Composed by
David ChesworthLibretto and Direction by
Douglas HortonDesign by
Jacqueline EverittLighting Design by
Philip LethelanPerformed by
Lyndon Terracini, Bernadette Robinson, Tyrone Landau, Jeannie Marsh, Jon Jackson, Louise Foox, Steve Lane, Ian Cousins, Wendy Grose, Peter Neville, John McAll, Simon Myers, Xenia Hanusiak.
