El concierto de San Ovidio (1962), Antonio Buero Vallejo

Productions in Spanish

El concierto de San Ovidio (José Osuna)

Details

Director: José Osuna
Dates: from 16 November 1962 to 1963
Venue: Teatro Goya
Location: Madrid, Spain

Critical response

In his review of theatre productions that took place in Madrid between 1962 and 1963, George O. Schanzer considered El concierto de San Ovidio to be the ‘best serious play’ performed during the season. He noted that ‘despite its return to the author’s theme of blindness’, the play was memorable ‘because of it’s depth and thought provoking symbolism' (1964: 338).

Schanzer, George O. 1964. ‘Remarks on the Theatrical Season in Madrid 1962-63’, Hispania, 47.2, 337-9

El concierto de San Ovidio (Miguel Narros)

Details

Director: Miguel Narros
Dates: 18 April 1986
Venue: Teatro Español
Location: Madrid, Spain

Critical response

This production was elaborately staged. Its lavishness, however, troubled one reviewer, who writes:

No expense has been spared to make this production a visual feast, but the very lavishness of the sets and costumes works against the grain of the text. We must ask if Buero's impassioned attack on social exploitation on the eve of the French Revolution really requires such an extravagant setting to make its point. Certainly the playwright's own original stage directions suggested a far simpler staging, with drop curtains and selective lighting to provide rapid scene changes and restricted playing areas. (Holt 1986: 86)

Holt, Marion Peter. 1986. ‘Review: Divinas palabras; El concierto de San Ovidio’, Performing Arts Journal, 10.2, 84-7

El concierto de San Ovidio (Mónica Carlevaro)

Details: Director: Mónica Carlevaro
Dates: 9 November 1996
Venue: Centro Cultural La Elipa
Location: Madrid, Spain

Productions in English

An Orchestra for St. Ovid (Victor Dixon)

Details: Director: Victor Dixon
Based on translation: An Orchestra for St. Ovid by Victor Dixon
Production company: The Stage Society
Dates: 28 May 1968
Venue: Manchester University Theatre
Location: Manchester, United Kingdom

The Concert at Saint Ovide

Details: Based on translation: The Concert at Saint Ovide (1967) by Farris Anderson
Dates: 14 November 1968
Venue: Grand Valley State University
Location: Allendale, Michigan, United States

An Orchestra for St. Ovid (Mark Jewell)

Details: Director: Mark Jewell
Based on translation: An Orchestra for St. Ovid by Victor Dixon
Production company: The Lyric Players
Dates: November 1969
Venue: The Hoe Theatre
Location: Plymouth, United Kingdom

An Orchestra for St. Ovid (Laurence Davies)

Details: Director: Laurence Davies
Based on translation: An Orchestra for St. Ovid by Victor Dixon
Dates: November 1973
Venue: Unity Theatre
Location: London, United Kingdom

Concert at Saint Ovide Fair (Blanka Zizka)

Details: Director: Blanka Zizka
Based on translation: Concert at Saint Ovide Fair by Marion Peter Holt
Dates: 1988
Venue: The Wilma Theater
Location: Philadelphia, United States