{"id":29068,"date":"2026-07-08T12:20:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T10:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.focus.cat\/ex\/el-gran-inquisidor-bach-dostoievski-messiaen\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T10:07:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T08:07:40","slug":"el-gran-inquisidor-bach-dostoievski-messiaen","status":"publish","type":"ex","link":"https:\/\/www.focus.cat\/en\/ex\/el-gran-inquisidor-bach-dostoievski-messiaen\/","title":{"rendered":"EL GRAN INQUISIDOR (Bach \u2013 Dostoievski \u2013 Messiaen)"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","location":[],"class_list":["post-29068","ex","type-ex","status-publish","hentry","season-2026-27"],"acf":{"txt_synopsis":"

A new interpretation of Dostoevsky's classic, blending spoken word and live music<\/strong> <\/p>

Actor Llu\u00eds Homar and the Brugalla & Stambolov Piano Duo come together in this intimate \u201csacramental play\u201d entitled The Grand Inquisitor (Bach \u00b7 Dostoevsky \u00b7 Messiaen)<\/strong> to explore the enduring conflict between spirit and power that runs through the human condition, confronting humanity with the fundamental tension between freedom and servitude in the face of authoritarian regimes seeking to subjugate it. <\/p>

The performance is based on the legend of the Grand Inquisitor, a pivotal chapter in Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel The Brothers Karamazov<\/em>. This story is presented in counterpoint with the music of Bach and Messiaen, two of the greatest composers whose artistic work was deeply rooted in the realm of the Spirit. <\/p>

In this remarkable text by the Russian writer, set in sixteenth-century Seville during the harshest years of the Inquisition, Jesus mysteriously returns to earth and performs two miracles before the crowd. The Grand Inquisitor, the highest-ranking cardinal of the Holy Inquisition, has him imprisoned and, threatening him with the stake, subjects him to a powerful and uncompromising discourse. <\/p>

Jesus' silence in the face of the corrupt language of power is embodied in the \u201cresonant silence\u201d conveyed by Bach's Chorales, arranged for two pianos by Gy\u00f6rgy Kurt\u00e1g, and by Olivier Messiaen's Visions de l'Amen<\/em>, also for two pianos, which open and close the performance. <\/p>

From the depths of the prison cell, only the ineffable\u2014what cannot be spoken but can be heard, in keeping with the tradition of the mystics\u2014can stand against the rationalized madness and seductive logic of those who wield power and seek to enslave individual freedom and the existential uncertainty of humankind. <\/p>","main_buy_link":"https:\/\/tickets.oneboxtds.com\/teatregoya\/events\/58141?hl=es-ES","main_buy_links":"[\"https:\/\/tickets.oneboxtds.com\/teatregoya\/events\/58141?hl=es-ES\"]","show_language":"Performed in Catalan ","show_duration":"90","txt_genre":"THEATRE","show_start_date":"20261001000000","show_end_date":"20261011000000","show_sort_date":"20261001000000","txt_custom_show_dates":"","txt_additional_info":"

Accessible function: October 10 at 8 p.m.<\/p>

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Authors: Johann Sebastian Bach, Fyodor Dostoevsky and Olivier Messiaen<\/strong>
Dramaturgy and Direction: Llu\u00eds Homar, Emili Brugalla and Vesko Stambolov<\/strong> <\/p>

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Performers
Llu\u00eds Homar
Brugalla Stambolov Piano Duo
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Lighting Design: Jordi Farr\u00e0s<\/strong> <\/p>

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Assistant Director and Stage Manager: Iban Beltran<\/strong> <\/p>

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Production Director: Maite Pijuan<\/strong>
Executive Producer: Sira Castells<\/strong>
Technical Director: Moi Cuenca<\/strong>
Technical Coordinator: Jordi Farr\u00e0s<\/strong>
Production Assistant: Sara L\u00f3pez<\/strong>
Head Theatre Technician: Roger Mu\u00f1oz<\/strong>
Theatre technician: Eva Rotll\u00e1n <\/strong> <\/p>

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Marketing and Communications and Graphic Design: Focus<\/strong>
Photography: David Ruano<\/strong> <\/p>

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Collaborators: Montibello and Colors Up<\/strong> <\/p>

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With the support of: Generalitat de Catalunya - ICEC Institut Catal\u00e0 de les Empreses Culturals, INAEM, Uni\u00f3 Europea (Fons Europeus Next Generation) and Plan de Recuperaci\u00f3n, Transformaci\u00f3n y Resiliencia.<\/strong> <\/p>

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Distribution:<\/strong> Carme Tierz (carmetierz@focus.cat<\/a>) <\/p>

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