BIGSMORGASBORDWUNDERWERK

 BIGSMORGASBORDWUNDERWERK
https://www.sendspace.com/file/4vvr0e

Review

Squonk Opera's apparent purpose is to kick opera down from its elitist perch, but that's not to say that the group wants to make the genre more accessible to the masses. Like Le Cirque du Soleil and Blue Man Group, whose recordings don't necessarily help listeners visualize the actual live performance, Squonk Opera's latest project, which made it to Broadway, is a weird amalgam that draws from a multitude of art forms and musical genres. As the title reveals, the latest work is vaguely about food, but that's like saying that Hair was a play about hirsuteness. Not only are the lyrics sparse and cryptic and the vocals intentionally incomprehensible but, except for "In the kitchen of the mountain king," which does sort of evoke Edvard Grieg, the sounds, like the visuals and effects on stage, are often unpredictable. Many of those who have seen this latest work do consider it a jolly good time. At the very least this group cannot be accused of resorting to clichis. -Paul-Emile Comeau

Tracks:

  1. Drank Big Drink

  2. In The Kitchen Of The Mountain King

  3. Air Of The...

  4. Dance Of The Seven Vowels

  5. Sighs Of Her Eyes

  6. What Stirs

  7. Gadabout

  8. Whirl Din Din Din

  9. Caught

  10. Eat You Up

  11. Whirring Of The Wheel

  12. Tines

  13. Spoon

  14. One Bite Too

  15. Blade

  16. Touched

  17. In Wavelet White

  18. Everything Stirs

The Off-Broadway hit that jumped to Broadway, this show fuses the ridiculous spectacle of Wagnerian Opera with the excitement of a live band and contemporary circus.

An Alice in Wonderland tour of a demented restaurant, this show has toured all over the United States and to Asia and Europe.