Orchestra & symphony
esperanza spalding / Wayne Shorter
About
esperanza spalding and Wayne Shorter's opera IPHIGENIA comes to DE SINGEL, Antwerpen, on Sunday 22 November 2026 at 20:00. Jazz and classical music merge in an orchestral score.
What to expect
Wayne Shorter (1933-2023) and esperanza spalding rewrote the IPHIGENIA myth as an opera that brings jazz and classical music together.
- Shorter's symphonic improvisation is central
- The orchestral score keeps moving
- Iphigenia appears as a multitude
- Her voice is shared and fragmented
- A choir of bodies carries it
- A collective, not an isolated heroine, speaks back
- The opera refuses to repeat genre history
- No aesthetics of suffering
- No women die in perfect harmony
- The ending looks beyond the stage
- It asks what we make today
- The New York Times: 'jazz’s greatest living composer'
Questions
When does esperanza spalding / Wayne Shorter start and end?
esperanza spalding / Wayne Shorter runs Sunday, 22 November 2026, 20:00 until 23:55.
Where is esperanza spalding / Wayne Shorter?
esperanza spalding / Wayne Shorter takes place at DE SINGEL Internationale Kunstcampus, Desguinlei 25, Antwerpen.
What can I expect musically?
Jazz and classical music merge in an orchestral score.
Shorter's symphonic improvisation is central.
The score keeps moving.
How can I book?
The listing does not include a booking link.
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Getting there
DE SINGEL Internationale Kunstcampus, Desguinlei 25, 2018 Antwerpen, Antwerpen, BE
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