The Soldier’s Tale (L'Histoire du Soldat) by Igor Stravinsky is based on the Russian tale, “The Runaway Soldier and the Devil.” It was written in 1918, as jazz was just beginning. Stravinsky uses ...

A vibrant and bold new take on The Soldier’s Tale, Stravinsky’s dark masterpiece of music theatre about a soldier who trades his soul to the devil in return for untold riches. Shot in contemporary ...

This is FRESH AIR. Pink Floyd's legendary frontman Roger Waters has made a recording of Stravinsky's "The Soldier's Tale" with a new narration that he adapted. He also performs all the characters. Our ...

The great composer Igor Stravinsky was radical in his lifetime, frequently shocking the audience and he continues to be so; ...

Royal Northern Sinfonia will present Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale in an intimate, staged performance at The Glasshouse's Sage Two on Saturday 21 March. Led musically by The Glasshouse's Artistic ...

Over a two-week period in June, I was exposed to great art -- courtesy of the Greenwich Music Festival. With its subject as Igor Stravinsky, called the most famous composer of the 20th century, we ...