de Ghelderode
Americannoun
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When he came upon a play by Michel de Ghelderode about the end of the world, presented both as calamity and farce, he found a subject that inspired him to fashion his own kind of opera.
From New York Times
History is a farce, Michel de Ghelderode tells us in his play about how one sunny day a man looking for his destiny and a revolution looking for a leader collide and, due to circumstances beyond their comprehension or control, destroy each other.
From Time Magazine Archive
History is a farce, says Michel de Ghelderode in his play about one lovely day when a man looking for his destiny collides with a revolution, and owing to circumstances beyond their comprehension or control, they destroy each other.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1929, Belgian Playwright Michel de Ghelderode was filled with antic despair, a quality that is strikingly transmitted in a bold, resourceful production by the APA repertory company.
From Time Magazine Archive
The APA Repertory Company mounts a stylistically rich production of the Belgian playwright Michel de Ghelderode's grotesque historical farce.
From Time Magazine Archive
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