De Oorlog - Oratorium Peter Benoit - Koningin Elisabethzaal Antwerpen - CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19

The War - Peter Benoit - Oratory in 3 parts

The Peter Benoit cycle of the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra concludes with De Oorlog, Benoit's most monumental work, on a text by Jan Van Beers. Due to the gigantic occupation, it has been since 1993 that it was performed. The War will be heard on 12 November 2020 in Antwerp and on 13 November 2020 in Utrecht. For this performance, the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra collaborates with the Flemish Radio Choir, the Octopus Choir, Children's Choir TBD and the Netherlands Broadcasting Choir.

Performers: Jac van Steen, conductor

                    Deirdre Angenent, soprano - solo quartet

                    Cecile van de Sant, mezzo-soprano - mother - solo quartet

                    Frank van Aken, tenor - first wounded - solo quartet

                    Bastiaan Everink, baritone - Man - Violence

                    Charles Dekeyser, bass - Spirit of darkness - solo quartet

Thursday, November 12, 2020 - Queen Elisabeth Hall - Kon. Astridplein 26, 2018 Antwerp - 20h