Martin Matalon, composer David Milnes, conductor UC Berkeley's
adventurous Eco Ensemble brings the cinematic vision of Ernst Lubitsch
to life with the US premiere of Argentine composer Martin Matalon's
film score for the director's The Oyster Princess. Lubitsch's 1919
silent comedy of mistaken identities is a saucy satire aimed at the
desires and transgressions of the bourgeoisie. Matalon has previously
scored silent films by Fritz Lang and Luis Buñuel, and here
highlights Lubitsch's fleet dramatic sense and masterful comedic
timing, in a score that combines acoustic and electronic sounds. Cal
Performances executive and artistic director Matías Tarnopolsky
begins the program with an onstage interview of Matalon; following an
intermission, the film will be screened to a live performance of the
score. In collaboration with the Center for New Music and Audio
Technologies (CNMAT).
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