In the past year Saed Haddad, a contemporary composer from Jordan put together a musical-theatrical programme which includes a staged performance of Il Serpente di Bronzo ZWV 61. He chose it to complement his new composition which is about the Arab Spring.
Here's two articles about this interesting project:
http://www.faz.net/aktuell/rhe…en-satt-hat-15459792.html
http://www.die-deutsche-buehne…/Jammern+auf+hohem+Niveau
Here is Haddad's website:
The tour with Ensemble Modern has already finished, but there is a concert version still to come in April.
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