Premiered in Stockholm in 1978, the work is based on a play by Michel de Ghelderode (1898-1962) and unfolds in an imaginary land inspired by the famous Dutch painter Pieter Brueghel the Elder: Nekrotzar, the Grand Macabre, announces the end of the world; but in a land ruled by eros, alcohol and corruption, his plan to unleash the Apocalypse bursts like a soap bubble. LIVE RECORDING FROM THE GRAN TEATRE DEL LICEU, BARCELONA, 2011

• Arthaus Musik
• Unitel Classica
• Simon Butteriss
• Chris Merritt
• Inés Moraleda
• Ana Puche
• Werner Van Mechelen
• Frode Olsen
• Ning Liang
• Barbara Hannigan