"Pocket Opera" is going to vsit to Jogja

Opera "IBU--yang anaknya diculik itu" will visit Jogja , Monday, August 17th, 4 p.m .

After the great success of its world premiere produced by its commissioner, Jakarta Opera last June, this opera is now highly demanded by other cities in Indonesia. It is already called " ... a work of genius" by the magazine "NOW! Jakarta" and also received high acclaim from other media and the public who gave a standing applause at the first performance. Jogja will be the first city that could witness the greatness of this masterpiece by Ananda Sukarlan.

This "pocket opera" is written for one soprano only, based on the monologue by Seno Gumira Ajidarma. The monologue was originally performed by actress Niniek L. Karim last year. For Ananda Sukarlan's opera, this tour-de-force role will be sung by Aning Katamsi, one of the best Indonesian soprano. She will sing AND act for 40 minutes, a spectacular, poignant, touching and mesmerizing show you surely don't wanna miss !

The first part of this unique concert will feature some of the most beautiful music of Ananda Sukarlan with the composer himself playing piano pieces never performed before in Jogja, such as Rapsodia Nusantara no.3 and several pieces from his book "Alicia's first piano book".

Place : Concert Hall ISI Yogyakarta
Date & time : 17 Agustus 2009, 16.00 hrs
Ticket price : VVIP Rp. 100.000,- VIP Rp. 60.000,0 Student Rp. 40.000,-

More info : Chendra Panatan, ycep@yahoo.com or 0818 891038

World Premiere of "LIBERTAS"

Cantata no. 2 "LIBERTAS" is a new masterpiece by the renowned composer Ananda Sukarlan. "LIBERTAS" is commissioned by Bimasena, and patron of this concert is Dr. Purnomo Yusgiantoro, Minister for Energy and Mineral Resources of Indonesia and Chairman of the Board of Advisors of Bimasena.

The first part of the concert will feature in the first part the maestro Ananda Sukarlan himself playing the piano compositions such as Prelude, op.3 no.2 by Sergei Rachmaninov, Andante from Sonata Pathetique, op. 13 by Ludwig van Beethoven, and Rapsodia Nusantara no .3 by Ananda Sukarlan himself .

The second part will feature Ananda Sukarlan's Cantata no. 2 "LIBERTAS", based on poems on universal freedom and human rights, and its numbers are the following :

1. Bentangkan sayapmu, Indonesia!, Poem by Ilham Malayu;
2. Palestina, Poem by Hasan Aspahani;
3. The young dead soldiers do not speak, Poem by Archibald MacLeish;
4. I understand the great hearts of heroes, Poem by Walt Whitman;
5. A un poeta muerto, Poem by Luis Cernuda;
6. Requiescat, to those who died fighting for freedom (for english horn and strings);
7. Ia telah pergi, Poem by WS Rendra;
8. Kita Ciptakan Kemerdekaan, Poem by Sapardi Djoko Damono;
9. Krawang – Bekasi, Poem by Chairil Anwar
   

He will colaborate with Joseph Kristianto (Baritone Soloist), Institut Teknologi Bandung Choir cond. by Indra Listiyanto, and Adelaide Simbolon-Organ, Harianto-English Horn, Neo String Quartet.

This concert will be held on: Thursday, 13 August 2009, 19.00 – 22.00 hrs, with Preceded by a light buffet at The Grand Ballroom of The Dharmawangsa, Jalan Brawijaya Raya 26, Jakarta Selatan.

This concert is also aimed to support the YAYASAN MUSIK SASTRA INDONESIA (Indonesian Classical Music Foundation), a foundation with aims to help young people from low income families, to have access to classical music and learn to play musical instrument.

As aditional info, admission fee for this concert as like below:

• Member of BIMASENA Rp. 1.000.000,-
• (as donation) Public Rp. 1.500.000,-
• (Including a light buffet dinner)
  

For more information call the contact below:
BIMASENA, The Mines and Energy Society
Attn. Ms. Hastin / Ms. Eva
Tel: (6221) 725 8668 Fax: (6221) 723 6193
E-mail: bimasena@cbn. net.id

Pic is taken from here, and the info above is from my inbox.