HK Gruber’s Cabaret Frankenstein!!

Description

We don’t usually leave the concert hall laughing, but those two exclamation marks in the title Frankenstein!! are a clue that we may be in for something less than serious. The music, played by the traditional orchestra doubling on a battery of toy instruments, ranges from the deceptively tuneful to the mildly berserk, like a Looney Tune score imagined by Mozart. This is not a retelling of the Frankenstein story—the lyrics are “children’s rhymes” that paint disturbingly comic scenarios of Dracula, James Bond, Superman, John Wayne, Batman, and other characters. Gruber is the speaker-singer-actor who guides us through this fantastic musical comic book for adults.

Note: Portions of this program are included on the May 12 Friday 6.5 concert.

CONDUCTOR AND FEATURED ARTISTS
Edwin Outwater, conductor
HK Gruber, chansonnier
Douglas Rioth, harp

PROGRAM
Debussy Danses sacrée et profane
Thomas Adès Living Toys
Bizet Jeux d’enfants
HK Gruber Frankenstein!!

Schedule

San Francisco Locations
San Francisco Symphony 201 Van Ness Ave San Francisco, CA	Event has passed
Cupertino Locations
Flint Center 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd. Cupertino, CA	Event has passed