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author = ["authors/jenna.md"]
categories = "Interview"
date = "2015-05-23T10:07:00-04:00"
lastmod = "2015-05-23T10:37:00-04:00"
primary_image = "https://res.cloudinary.com/schmopera/image/upload/v1548018619/media/2019/01/DeathDesire.jpg"
publishDate = "2015-05-23T10:31:00-04:00"
related_articles = ["articles/opera-in-spring.md", "articles/harawi-whats-that.md"]
related_companies = ["scene/companies/against-the-grain-theatre.md", "scene/companies/canadian-opera-company.md"]
related_people = ["scene/people/christopher-mokrzewski.md", "scene/people/krisztina-szab.md", "scene/people/stephen-hegedus.md", "scene/people/joel-ivany.md"]
short_description = "This week, Against the Grain Theatre gave a preview of their upcoming show, Death &amp; Desire, in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre. Death &amp; Desire combines two song cycles, Schubert&#039;s Die Schöne Müllerin and Messaien&#039;s Harawi. The two protagonists of each respective cycle are faced with each other in this &quot;double-poeticism&quot; by Artistic Director Joel Ivany."
slug = "a-sneak-peek-at-atgs-death-desire"
title = "A sneak peek at AtG&#039;s Death &amp; Desire"
youtube_url = "https://youtu.be/GF1yDaAU-jc"

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This week, [Against the Grain Theatre](http://againstthegraintheatre.com/) gave a preview of their upcoming show, *Death & Desire*, in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre. *Death & Desire* combines two song cycles, Schubert's *Die Schöne Müllerin* and Messaien's *Harawi*. The two protagonists of each respective cycle are faced with each other in this "double-poeticism" by Artistic Director [Joel Ivany](/scene/people/joel-ivany/). After the arresting musical preview, I was about to speak with singers [Krisztina Szabó](/scene/people/krisztina-szabó/) and [Stephen Hegedus](/scene/people/stephen-hegedus/), as well as AtG Music Director and pianist, [Topher Mokrzewski](/scene/people/christopher-mokrzewski/). I asked them about mashing up Schubert and Messaien, and what audiences can expect from this production.

*Death & Desire* plays June 2-5th at the Neubacher Shor Contemporary, 5 Brock Ave., Toronto. For details and tickets, follow the Box Office links below.