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O P E R A
Bedrich Smetana decided to compose his second opera in a lighter vein than the theme he chose for his first one "The Brandenburgers in Bohemia". One hundred and thirty years ago he composed the two-act version about the faithful love between Maoenka and Jeník, which also included spoken dialogues. In the course of another four years the Bartered Bride gained its definitive form in three acts, a work which fills opera houses again and again; it impresses, amuses, and enchants not only the justly proud Czech patrons, but has also managed to overcome language barriers and irresistibly also attracts discriminating foreign audiences.
The Czech premiere of this opera by one of the most
prominent contemporary American composers reflects artistically the
largest problem facing society today . international terrorism. The story
starts out from the factual event of the capture of the luxury Italian
liner the Achille Lauro, and the killing of one of the travellers taken
hostage, Klinghoffer, who is confined to a
wheelchair.
La Traviata of Giuseppe Verdi
- the most romantic of the operas
composed by G. Verdi
- a famous and compelling story about Alfred and
Violetta
- an excellent international cast, choir and ballet
- the
most beautiful auditorium in Europe.
The novel by Alexander Dumas
Jr. : "La Dame aux Camélias" inspired Guiseppe Verdi to compose an opera
which today ranks among his most famous. The story of the girl from the
Parisian underworld (her emotional awakening and vain desire for true
love) is a story which audiences have found moving for 150 years. Verdi's
music, which underlines the lyrical and profound experience rather than to
theatrical effects, is equally impressive. Maybe for this very reason the
melodies from Traviata have met with the genuine response of every
generation.
Opera is performed in Italian
original.
The production is conceived as a family performance,
which one the one hand emphasises the deep philosophical dimensions of the
work, but also uses the colourful comic playfulness of Janáeek. s opera
allegory. The performance should become a long-term part of the National
Theatre opera repertoire. This production sees the return to the National
Theatre of the world-renowned Janáeek specialist Bohumil Gregor as the
conductor. This title is also the first of a range of productions bearing
the working title Czech opera in productions by domestic
artists.
The story of the passionate and beautiful Carmen, the
frivolous seductress, whose fickle life ands at the hands of the jilted
lover, was written by Prosper Mérimée a whole thirty years before the
premier of Bizet"s work. The thirty-seven-year-old composer introduced
more characters into the plot. He positioned the carefree Carmen in
juxtaposition to the pure and responsible Micaela, in addition to José
there is his arch enemy Don Escamillo. While preserving the simple story
Bizet composed an opera full of sensual and wild Spanish melodies which,
however, generated enthusiasm throughout Europe only after the premier in
1875 (the audience hiss at the premier in Paris six month earlier). The
composer, however, did not live to experience the success of his
masterpiece.The opera will be presented in the French
original.
A lyrical fairy tale to a libretto by Jaroslav Kvapil,
full of poetry and drama, narrates the story of the ill-fated water nymph,
who falls in love with a prince and out of love for him longs to be a
human. She suffers the pain of being a mute and the threat of damnation,
and when her lover abandons her, she refuses redemption at the expense of
his blood. The story tends more toward the symbolic than toward a fairy
tale, but the setting in the countryside peopled with nymphs, a wafer
gnome and a witch, combined with Dvorák's music, creates a magic
impression.
Verdi was fascinated by the idea of
presenting on stage a hunchback, a cripple clearly with a smile on his
lips, tears in his eyes and anxiety in his soul. He is a person well aware
of doing wrong, and therefore experiences profoundly the curse of his
affliction. Rigoletto is a tragedy of social injustice and inequality,
which is demonstrated both in the leading role of the ruler's jester and
in the vivid depiction of the extravagant life of the ruling class. The
masterful opera by Verdi, which primarily feature the dramatic and
melodious, are a mainstay in the repertoire of opera stages throughout the world.
Jenufa represents the climax of
Janáeek´s original thinking in music and music technique and is closely
linked with hic character and life. It composed for the drama written by
Gabriela Preissová, the essence of which is profound human understanding
of the destiny of man, his conflicts and moulding by his environment and
society. The deep lyrism of Jenufa contrasts with Kostelnieka´s harshness,
who - afraid of scorn - commits murder. Janáeek´s score captures all
moments of the drama as far as the deep emotional stresses of men who
after cruel trials find a new sense of life.
The novel Scenes from the Life of the
Boheme reminded Puccini of his own young years when he studied at the
Milano conservatory. The authors of the opera's libretto created a moving
story about the love of poet Rodolfo for young, gentle, poor and simple
Mimi. Their idylic life together does not last too long, though. Rodolfo
learns that Mimi is seriously sick and leaves her to give her a chance to
find a rich boy-friend who could afford to pay for her cure. However, the
sick Mimi dies in Rodolfo's arms, after all. The picture of the world of
the Parisian boheme does not weaken the strength of the emotions or the
opera's tragic end. The opera has been staged in the National Theatre ten
times before. The opera is sung in Italian
original.
