SF Symphony+ | Igor Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale, Directed by Netia Jones

Director Netia Jones teams up with Esa-Pekka Salonen, actor Bruce Davison, dancer Adji Cissoko, and musicians of the San Francisco Symphony to present a new digital production of Igor Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale. Salonen calls the piece, a darkly comic story about a soldier’s encounters with the devil, a “complete change of paradigm” following the horrors of World War I and the influenza pandemic. IGOR STRAVINSKY: The Soldier’s Tale (L’Histoire du Soldat) Directed and Designed by Netia Jones Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Starring Bruce Davison, soldier/narrator/devil Adji Cissoko, choreographer and dancer Alexander Barantschik, violin Scott Pingel, double bass Carey Bell, clarinet Stephen Paulson, bassoon Aaron Schuman, trumpet Timothy Higgins, trombone Jacob Nissly, percussion Christopher James Ray, assistant conductor Teatime Productions Video Design: Lightmap Studio Steven Condiotti, Director of Photography Ian Winters, Technical Director, MilkBar Taylor Joshua Rankin, Editor Krysten Richardson, Colorist Luke Kritzeck, Lighting Designer Supported by The Barbro and Bernard Osher Staged Production Fund. See more content like this at sfsymphonyplus.org.