Sunday 20 July 2008, 19.00–21.45
Monday 21 July 2008, 19.30–22.15
Cy Twombly
The Theatre of Possibilities
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Cy Twombly
Treatise on the Veil (Second Version) 1970 [Rome] (detail) 1970 courtesy The Menil Collection, Houston © Cy Twombly. Photo: Noel Allum, New Jersey, 1985 |
Directed by Richard Bernas, this concert illuminates key areas in Cy Twombly's creative life. It features a rare opportunity to hear Voile d'Orphée (the starting point for a cycle of paintings), the UK premiere of John Cage's late ensemble work Fourteen, and mezzo soprano Sally Burgess singing Claudio Monteverdi's virtuoso setting of Tasso.
Almeida Theatre
£18, booking recommended
£6 and £10 tickets also available. Book through the Almeida box office on 020 7359 4404 or www.almeida.co.uk
£18, booking recommended
£6 and £10 tickets also available. Book through the Almeida box office on 020 7359 4404 or www.almeida.co.uk
This event is related to the Cy Twombly: Cycles and Seasons exhibition

![Cy Twombly, Treatise on the Veil (Second Version) 1970 [Rome] (detail), 1970](/images/cms/small/14745w_ctiii_97_1970a.jpg)