She crosses boundaries and loves to explore new territory. Barbara Hannigan is one of the most fascinating and multi-facetted artistic personalities of our time. She sets new standards as a singer, conductor, and performance artist. The intimate portrait “I’m a creative animal” takes the viewer into the world of an exceptional musician – a world of both passion and discipline. Her performances possess a breathtaking intensity because of her exquisite vocal technique and virtuosity, musical and theatrical expressivity, and uncompromising engagement. In this concert with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Hannigan both sings and conducts to effortlessly build bridges linking different musical epochs. With a phenomenal performance of Ligeti’s Mysteries of the Macabre, a work for which she is famous, she once again confirms her reputation as the performer of contemporary music – “The audience went wild.” (Neue Zürcher Zeitung)
“She is one of the best musicians out there.” (Simon Rattle in The New York Times)
DOCUMENTARY I’m a creative animal –Barbara Hannigan A film by Barbara Seiler
CONCERT Mahler Chamber Orchestra Barbara Hannigan (soprano/conductor) Concert Hall of KKL Luzern, August 2014
Gioachino Rossini Overture to La scala di seta
Wolfgang A. Mozart Vado, ma dove? O Dei! Un moto di gioia Misera, dove son? György Ligeti Concert Românesc Mysteries of the Macabre
Gabriel Fauré Pelléas et Mélisande, op. 80
Languages: English, Italian Subtitles: English, Italian Bonus: documentary I’m a creative animal – Barbara Hannigan Bonus Running time: 51:17 min Bonus Languages: English Bonus Subtitles: German, French Disc Formats: DVD-9 Number of Discs: 1 (DVD) Picture Formats DVD: 16:9 NTSC Sound Formats DVD: PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 Running time: 71:38 min
