(in english below)
Tivemos ontem a possibilidade de assistir a uma transmissão
“quase” directa, pelo canal arte, da
nova produção do Don Carlo de G. Verdi, do Festival de Salzburgo. Ouviu-se
a versão francesa em 5 actos, traduzida para italiano, sem o ballet. É a minha
ópera favorita do compositor e já foi comentada aqui e aqui e aqui.
A produção de Peter
Stein é clássica, austera, minimalista, mas agradável. As personagens
aparecem quase sempre vestidas de negro, excepto no Auto-de-Fé onde há colorido
excessivo. Não se criam ambientes dramáticos, estes são deixados à actuação dos
cantores, que os cumpriram na perfeição.
A Orquestra Filarmónica de Viena, o Coro da Ópera de Viena e
os solistas foram dirigidos, novamente de forma soberba, pelo maestro Antonio Pappano.
A interpretação do Don Carlo pelo tenor alemão Jonas Kaufmann foi excepcional.
Transmitiu de forma marcante o conflito psicológico da personagem, em cena foi
sempre expressivo e emotivo. A interpretação vocal foi ao nível do que tem
feito neste papel, que já vi ao vivo, absolutamente irrepreensível. A voz é
segura e ampla em todos os registos, os agudos são fabulosos e alcançados na
perfeição e sem esforço aparente. Ofereceu-nos uma interpretação em crescente
e, nos últimos actos, foi excelente.
(Fotografia /
Photo: Monika Ritterhaus)
Também insuperável na qualidade interpretativa foi o soprano
alemão Anja Harteros como
Elisabetta. Tem uma amplitude vocal invulgar, um timbre muito bonito e mantém a
qualidade em todos os registos. Os agudos são estratosféricos, impecavelmente
afinados, sem nunca gritar, e os pianissimi
são impressionantes. Na ária Tu che le
vanità foi arrepiante.
(Fotografia /
Photo: Monika Ritterhaus)
Outra cantora marcante foi o mezzo russo Ekaterina Semenchuk na princesa Eboli.
A voz é muito poderosa, bela, forte no registo médio, com graves imponentes e
agudos brilhantes. Em O don fatale
foi insuperável.
(Fotografia /
Photo: Monika Ritterhaus)
O barítono americano Thomas
Hampson, não tendo a voz ideal para a personagem, foi um Rodrigo muito bom
vocalmente e excepcional na interpretação dramática, que alcançou a expressão
mais elevada quando é ferido mortalmente e canta O Carlo, ascolta.
(Fotografia /
Photo: Monika Ritterhaus)
Matti Salminen,
baixo finlandês, foi o rei Filippo II. É um cantor excelente embora vocalmente
não tenha estado ao mesmo nível dos anteriores. Mas a interpretação dramática foi tocante e o monólogo Ella giammai m’amo e, depois, o dueto com o Grande Inquisidor foram
marcantes.
(Fotografia /
Photo: Monika Ritterhaus)
O baixo norte americano Eric
Halfvarson foi um Grande Inquisidor duro e autoritário, de voz poderosa e
impressionante. É um papel que interpreta frequentemente. Como referi, o dueto
com Fillipo foi assinalável.
(Fotografia /
Photo: Monika Ritterhaus)
Os cantores secundários também não destoaram. Um Don Carlo de
grande qualidade.
****
DON CARLO,
Salzburger Festspiele, August 2013
Yesterday we had the opportunity to watch an "almost" direct broadcast, at arte tv, the new production of Don Carlo by G. Verdi for the Salzburg Festival. It was the French version in 5 acts, translated into Italian and without ballet. It's my favorite opera of the composer and it has been commented here and here and here..
The production by Peter Stein is classic, austere, minimalist but correct. The singers appear almost always dressed in black, except during the Auto-da-Fe where there are excessive colorful. The staging does not create dramatic atmosferes, these are left to the acting of the singers, who perfectly fulfilled them.
The Vienna Philharmonic, the Vienna State Opera Chorus and soloists were directed again superbly by Antonio Pappano.
The interpretation of Don Carlo by German tenor Jonas Kaufmann was exceptional. He transmitted well the psychological conflict of the character, on stage he was always expressive and emotive. The vocal performance was at the level of what he has made in this role, I have seen live, absolutely faultless. The voice is safe and wide in all registers, the top notes are fabulous and achieved flawlessly and without apparent effort. He offered us an interpretation in crescendo and in the last acts, was excellent.
Also unsurpassed in interpretive quality was German soprano Anja Harteros as Elisabetta. She has an unusual vocal range, very beautiful timbre and maintains quality in all registers. The top notes are stratospheric, impeccably tuned, she never screams, and the pianissimi are impressive. In the aria Tu che le vanità she was creepy.
Another striking singer was Russian mezzo Ekaterina Semenchuk the Princess Eboli. The voice is very powerful, beautiful, strong in the middle register, with impressive low notes and bright trebles. O don fatale was unsurpassed.
American baritone Thomas Hampson, not having the ideal voice for the character, was a very good Rodrigo vocally and exceptional in dramatic interpretation, which reached the highest expression when he was mortally wounded and sang O Carlo, ascolta.
Matti Salminen, Finnish bass, was King Filippo II. He is a great singer vocally, though not at the same level as the previous. But the acting was touching and the dramatic monologue Ella giammai m'amo and then the duet with the Grand Inquisitor were striking.
North American bass Eric Halfvarson was a tough and authoritative Grande Inquisitor, of powerful and impressive voice. It is a role that he plays often. As mentioned, the duet with Fillipo was remarkable.
The other supporting singers were also good. A Don Carlo of great quality.
****
Yesterday we had the opportunity to watch an "almost" direct broadcast, at arte tv, the new production of Don Carlo by G. Verdi for the Salzburg Festival. It was the French version in 5 acts, translated into Italian and without ballet. It's my favorite opera of the composer and it has been commented here and here and here..
The production by Peter Stein is classic, austere, minimalist but correct. The singers appear almost always dressed in black, except during the Auto-da-Fe where there are excessive colorful. The staging does not create dramatic atmosferes, these are left to the acting of the singers, who perfectly fulfilled them.
The Vienna Philharmonic, the Vienna State Opera Chorus and soloists were directed again superbly by Antonio Pappano.
The interpretation of Don Carlo by German tenor Jonas Kaufmann was exceptional. He transmitted well the psychological conflict of the character, on stage he was always expressive and emotive. The vocal performance was at the level of what he has made in this role, I have seen live, absolutely faultless. The voice is safe and wide in all registers, the top notes are fabulous and achieved flawlessly and without apparent effort. He offered us an interpretation in crescendo and in the last acts, was excellent.
Also unsurpassed in interpretive quality was German soprano Anja Harteros as Elisabetta. She has an unusual vocal range, very beautiful timbre and maintains quality in all registers. The top notes are stratospheric, impeccably tuned, she never screams, and the pianissimi are impressive. In the aria Tu che le vanità she was creepy.
Another striking singer was Russian mezzo Ekaterina Semenchuk the Princess Eboli. The voice is very powerful, beautiful, strong in the middle register, with impressive low notes and bright trebles. O don fatale was unsurpassed.
American baritone Thomas Hampson, not having the ideal voice for the character, was a very good Rodrigo vocally and exceptional in dramatic interpretation, which reached the highest expression when he was mortally wounded and sang O Carlo, ascolta.
Matti Salminen, Finnish bass, was King Filippo II. He is a great singer vocally, though not at the same level as the previous. But the acting was touching and the dramatic monologue Ella giammai m'amo and then the duet with the Grand Inquisitor were striking.
North American bass Eric Halfvarson was a tough and authoritative Grande Inquisitor, of powerful and impressive voice. It is a role that he plays often. As mentioned, the duet with Fillipo was remarkable.
The other supporting singers were also good. A Don Carlo of great quality.
****
Minimalistic production ....
ResponderEliminarI like Verdi in a soft bombastic way....
Greetings from "La Belgica"
Willy
I saw one version of Don Carlo. As I remember, I was shocked that the main characters did not die. Is that permitted in opera?
ResponderEliminarGreat!
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