2015, Salzburg VII
[facebook, 24.01.2015]
O outro evento musical que assisti ontem, às 19.00, no auditório Haus für Mozart, foi "Alfonso Und Estrella", D732, ópera de Franz Schubert, em versão de concerto. Sob a direcção do Maestro Antonello Manacorda, a Orquestra do Mozarteum de Salzburg e o Coro Salzburger Bachchor. As vozes solistas, correspondentes â sequência da lista das personagens anexa: Michael Nagy, Mojca Erdmann, Alastair Miles, Benjamin Hulett, Markus Werba, Toby Spence, Mayumi Sawada.
Para me permitir alguma folga, recorro a uma tradução para Inglês do libreto que aí vos proponho em anexo. A ópera tem momentos musicais lindíssimos mas o libreto, de Franz von Schober, que tem sido bastante criticado, em sentido pejorativo e com razão, ao longo do tempo, não concede espaço a que a acção se desenrole e flua a um ritmo conveniente. Nem imagino como poderá ser uma produção de cena.
O alto nível do evento quase seria comprometido pela única voz feminina protagonista, Moja Erdmann, soprano algo incaracterístico que já tenho ouvido noutras oportunidades, ontem acusando alguma baixa de forma e cansaço. Não deu para estragar mas quase...
Uma chamada de atenção para a Gulbenkian, cuja insistência em não permitir que o público acompanhe o canto com a leitura dos textos respectivos, por vezes, prejudica mesmo o gozo das peças. Aqui, sempre que tal é condição 'sine qua non', como era o caso, as luzes mantêm uma presença operacional que permite a toda a gente acompanhar. Atenção, não se trata da tradução do original para qualquer idioma mas, tão somente, da possibilidade de acompanhar o original.
Eis um momento, particularmente belo desta ópera, 'Schon, Wenn Es Begint Zu Tragen' - que, se bem quiserem entender, até parece um Lied orquestrado - na interpretação de Jonas Kaufmann
Boa Audição!
http://youtu.be/xRPnJ08L0ZA
[AT: aos amigos que já acederam e leram 'Salzburg VI' o aviso de que lhe acrescentei uma proposta de audição de uma peça de Elliot Carter, na interpretação de Daniel Barenboim e Staatskapelle Berlin.]
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ANEXO
Cast of Characters
Mauregato, King of León (baritone)
Estrella, his daughter (soprano)
Adolfo, his field-marshal (bass)
Captain of Mauregato's guard (tenor)
Froila, expelled king (baritone)
Alfonso, his son (tenor)
A girl (soprano)
A boy (tenor)
Chorus of peasants, hunters, huntresses, servants, soldiers
The action takes place in the fictitious kingdom of León in Spain.
Benjamin Hulett,
Plot summary:
Act 1: Froila, the rightful ruler of the Kingdom of León, has been driven out by Mauregato and has spent the last twenty years living in a remote mountain valley, tenderly revered by his subjects. His son Alfonso, now come of age, is oppressed by the narrowness of the valley and the clement rule of his father and wishes to reconquer the throne. Froila refuses to grant his permission, but gives him a talisman: the chain of Eurich, one of his predecessors on the throne of León. - The royal palace of Oviedo: Estrella, daughter of the illegitimate ruler Mauregato, is about to set out on the hunt with her girlfriends when she is interrupted by field-marshal Adolfo, who has just returned victorious from a battle with the Moors. Adolfo begs for her hand in marriage, but is rejected. Now he reasserts an earlier promise from Mauregato. Bound to his promise, Mauregato again grants his permission but adds one condition: Estrella's hand shall be given only to the owner of Eurich's chain. Adolfo threatens revenge for this rebuff.
Act 2: A mountain valley: Alfonso asks his father to sing, once again, the song of the Maiden of the Clouds. It tells the tale of a hunter who falls under the spell of an enticing phantasm in a dream; returning to reality, he can no longer find his way and plunges to his death. Though intended as a warning, Alfonso regards the song as a promise that he shall burst the confines of his narrow surroundings. At this very instant Estrella appears: she has become detached from the hunting party and has lost her way. To Alfonso, she seems like nothing other than the Maiden of the Clouds. The two young people conceal their true identities but sense a deep and immediate rapport. By his father's command, Alfonso is not allowed to proceed beyond the valley, but he gives her Eurich's chain as a gesture of farewell. - Oviedo: Adolfo surrounds himself with conspirators. Under the pretense of acting on behalf of Froila, whom he has long considered dead, he prepares to topple Mauregato from the throne. Meanwhile the king anxiously awaits a sign of life from his daughter. When she finally returns, he sees Eurich's chain around her neck and is reminded of his crime against Froila. He explains to her that the chain is an extra condition attached to Adolfo's marriage proposal, at which Estrella jubilantly announces that she wishes to marry the unknown young man from the mountains. Full of courage, she enjoins her father to enter the fray against Adolfo's forces.
Act 3: The noise of the battle has penetrated Froila's valley. Estrella flees from Adolfo, who threatens her with violence. At the last moment she is rescued by Alfonso and his troops, who take Adolfo prisoner. Estrella pleas for help for her father, and Alfonso sets out. Penitent and fleeing for his life, Mauregato encounters Froila - who forgives him. When Alfonso returns victorious, Adolfo too is forgiven by Mauregato: "Clemency eradicates guilt." Froila passes the crown to his son, and the populace pay homage to Alfonso and Estrella as their new rulers.
Bradford Robinson, 2005
Performance material: Breitkopf und Härtel, Wiesbaden
[facebook, 24.01.2015]
O outro evento musical que assisti ontem, às 19.00, no auditório Haus für Mozart, foi "Alfonso Und Estrella", D732, ópera de Franz Schubert, em versão de concerto. Sob a direcção do Maestro Antonello Manacorda, a Orquestra do Mozarteum de Salzburg e o Coro Salzburger Bachchor. As vozes solistas, correspondentes â sequência da lista das personagens anexa: Michael Nagy, Mojca Erdmann, Alastair Miles, Benjamin Hulett, Markus Werba, Toby Spence, Mayumi Sawada.
Para me permitir alguma folga, recorro a uma tradução para Inglês do libreto que aí vos proponho em anexo. A ópera tem momentos musicais lindíssimos mas o libreto, de Franz von Schober, que tem sido bastante criticado, em sentido pejorativo e com razão, ao longo do tempo, não concede espaço a que a acção se desenrole e flua a um ritmo conveniente. Nem imagino como poderá ser uma produção de cena.
O alto nível do evento quase seria comprometido pela única voz feminina protagonista, Moja Erdmann, soprano algo incaracterístico que já tenho ouvido noutras oportunidades, ontem acusando alguma baixa de forma e cansaço. Não deu para estragar mas quase...
Uma chamada de atenção para a Gulbenkian, cuja insistência em não permitir que o público acompanhe o canto com a leitura dos textos respectivos, por vezes, prejudica mesmo o gozo das peças. Aqui, sempre que tal é condição 'sine qua non', como era o caso, as luzes mantêm uma presença operacional que permite a toda a gente acompanhar. Atenção, não se trata da tradução do original para qualquer idioma mas, tão somente, da possibilidade de acompanhar o original.
Eis um momento, particularmente belo desta ópera, 'Schon, Wenn Es Begint Zu Tragen' - que, se bem quiserem entender, até parece um Lied orquestrado - na interpretação de Jonas Kaufmann
Boa Audição!
http://youtu.be/xRPnJ08L0ZA
[AT: aos amigos que já acederam e leram 'Salzburg VI' o aviso de que lhe acrescentei uma proposta de audição de uma peça de Elliot Carter, na interpretação de Daniel Barenboim e Staatskapelle Berlin.]
____________________________
ANEXO
Cast of Characters
Mauregato, King of León (baritone)
Estrella, his daughter (soprano)
Adolfo, his field-marshal (bass)
Captain of Mauregato's guard (tenor)
Froila, expelled king (baritone)
Alfonso, his son (tenor)
A girl (soprano)
A boy (tenor)
Chorus of peasants, hunters, huntresses, servants, soldiers
The action takes place in the fictitious kingdom of León in Spain.
Benjamin Hulett,
Plot summary:
Act 1: Froila, the rightful ruler of the Kingdom of León, has been driven out by Mauregato and has spent the last twenty years living in a remote mountain valley, tenderly revered by his subjects. His son Alfonso, now come of age, is oppressed by the narrowness of the valley and the clement rule of his father and wishes to reconquer the throne. Froila refuses to grant his permission, but gives him a talisman: the chain of Eurich, one of his predecessors on the throne of León. - The royal palace of Oviedo: Estrella, daughter of the illegitimate ruler Mauregato, is about to set out on the hunt with her girlfriends when she is interrupted by field-marshal Adolfo, who has just returned victorious from a battle with the Moors. Adolfo begs for her hand in marriage, but is rejected. Now he reasserts an earlier promise from Mauregato. Bound to his promise, Mauregato again grants his permission but adds one condition: Estrella's hand shall be given only to the owner of Eurich's chain. Adolfo threatens revenge for this rebuff.
Act 2: A mountain valley: Alfonso asks his father to sing, once again, the song of the Maiden of the Clouds. It tells the tale of a hunter who falls under the spell of an enticing phantasm in a dream; returning to reality, he can no longer find his way and plunges to his death. Though intended as a warning, Alfonso regards the song as a promise that he shall burst the confines of his narrow surroundings. At this very instant Estrella appears: she has become detached from the hunting party and has lost her way. To Alfonso, she seems like nothing other than the Maiden of the Clouds. The two young people conceal their true identities but sense a deep and immediate rapport. By his father's command, Alfonso is not allowed to proceed beyond the valley, but he gives her Eurich's chain as a gesture of farewell. - Oviedo: Adolfo surrounds himself with conspirators. Under the pretense of acting on behalf of Froila, whom he has long considered dead, he prepares to topple Mauregato from the throne. Meanwhile the king anxiously awaits a sign of life from his daughter. When she finally returns, he sees Eurich's chain around her neck and is reminded of his crime against Froila. He explains to her that the chain is an extra condition attached to Adolfo's marriage proposal, at which Estrella jubilantly announces that she wishes to marry the unknown young man from the mountains. Full of courage, she enjoins her father to enter the fray against Adolfo's forces.
Act 3: The noise of the battle has penetrated Froila's valley. Estrella flees from Adolfo, who threatens her with violence. At the last moment she is rescued by Alfonso and his troops, who take Adolfo prisoner. Estrella pleas for help for her father, and Alfonso sets out. Penitent and fleeing for his life, Mauregato encounters Froila - who forgives him. When Alfonso returns victorious, Adolfo too is forgiven by Mauregato: "Clemency eradicates guilt." Froila passes the crown to his son, and the populace pay homage to Alfonso and Estrella as their new rulers.
Bradford Robinson, 2005
Performance material: Breitkopf und Härtel, Wiesbaden
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