ROBERT ORIOL
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Robert Oriol is a composer and sound designer currently based in Los Angeles, California. In addtion to original music composition and theatrical sound design, he also provides music recording and production services, as well as editing and mixing.Tartuffe
Tartuffe (or The Impostor, or The Hypocrite) first performed in 1664, is one of the most famous theatrical comedies by Molière. The characters of Tartuffe, Elmire, and Valère are considered among the greatest classical theatre roles.
This production will feature original music composed by Robert Oriol, sound design by Emily Lehrer, lights by Ken Booth and a stunning set design by Frederica Nascimento. It opens February 22, 2014 at A Noise Within in Pasadena, and runs in rep with Macbeth and Come Back Little Sheba through May 24th 2014. This play is directed by Julia Rodriguez-Elliot. Photo by Craig Schwartz Photography.
The musical palettes for this production move from light French cafe music (piano, classical guitar, accordian, bass and violin) to classical pipe organ, and back again.
Music from Tartuffe
Click the PLAY button below to stream all the music from this production, or click HERE to go to the BandCamp page for track listings and details.Press Quotes
"Tartuffe returns to A Noise Within’s repertoire after 22 years, and it proves worth the wait. Molière's deathless assault on religious hypocrisy could hardly be more pertinent at present, which gives Julia Rodriguez-Elliott’s elegantly quirky staging an extra soupçon of satirical thrust. And there’s ample comic skewering afoot, from the opening group pavane to composer Robert Oriol’s evocative faux-French music onward. Taking a light-handed approach to Richard Wilbur’s venerable translation, Rodriguez-Elliott and her reliable design and acting forces run the gamut, from drollery to slapstick and back again." - LA Times, February 2014"Robert Oriol merits highest marks for his jaunty original music, Emily Lehrer for her topnotch sound design, and Kristina Teves for her myriad props. Juliana McBride is stage manager and Samantha Sintef is assistant stage manager." - Steven Stanley/StageSceneLA.com, March 2014
"A veteran production team ensures that the show looks and sounds a treat, too. Composer Robert Oriol’s expressive, French-flavored original music underscores both ambiance and action throughout. Lighting designer Ken Booth and sound designer Emily Lehrer provide top-notch support, and Angela Balogh Calin’s lacy, silky, satiny period costumes are a lavish complement to the elegance of set designer Frederica Nascimento’s black, white and red color scheme, lofty multipaned windows and cushioned footstools — and the frothy heaps of petticoats that frame Mariane’s boudoir are an inspired touch." - Lynne Heffley/Glendale News-Press, March 2014