Premiere of V. A. Mozarts musical comedy Bastien and Bastienne!
31.05.2014
Premiere of V. A. Mozarts musical comedy Bastien and Bastienne!
On Saturday, May 31, 2014 at 14.00 in the Riga Latvian Society Big Hall all the interesents are welcome to the premiere of V. A. Mozarts musical comedy Bastien and Bastienne.
In the staging participate soloists - Jolanta Strikaite, Juris Vizbulis, Viesturs Vītols, Strazdumuiža Boarding schools - development centres for the visually impaired and blind children vocal ensemble (leaders Iveta Zvaigzne and Irēna Ozoliņa), Riga Latvian Society children vocal studios Knīpas and Knauķi groups Wagtails singers and Jāzeps Mediņš Riga 1st Music Schools chamber orchestra ARMONICO. Stagings musical leader and conductor - Normunds Dreģis, director - Dace Pūce, stage designer Oskars Dreģis, costume designer - Linda Lagzdiņa.
Mozart started composing of the musical comedy comic opera Bastien and Bastienne in Salzburg in 1767 and finished it in Vienna in 1768. Together with the operas Apollon and Hiacin (1767) and Seeming Simpleton (1769) it is one of the earliest operas of the outstanding Vienne classic, where clearly are established basis for Mozarts peculiar music language and characters drama. In the basis of the musical comedys Bastien and Bastienne libretto is Jeans Jack Russo play Village Sorcerer, it is a one-act opera and its text is in German language.
In our staging all musical performances will be in the original language, but spoken texts and dialogues are staged in Latvian language tells the idea author and conductor Normunds Dreģis.
The content of the staging reveals its director Dace Pūce: Bastien and Bastienne is a story about relationship. Bastienne loves Bastien, but she suffers that the fellow has started paying attention to other girls. Bastienne asks the advice from both youth friend fortune-teller Kola to regain the fellows love. Kola advices the girl to change and during their meeting to convince the fellow that she loves another man. Unwillingly, but the girl agrees. During the meeting with the Bastien she appears indifferent to him. Such behaviour surprises Bastien and they start the agreement. Only after the thorough moment Bastienne and Bastien make peace and in that moment appears Kola to receive gratitude and praise for his fortune-teller ability
We in our staging will try to show this story in nowadays atmosphere.
Premiere of V. A. Mozarts musical comedy Bastien and Bastienne is implemented in the framework of the project Lets Open the World for Opportunities and Skills. The staging will take place also in Strazdumuiža Boarding Schools premises and during Riga Festival.
All interesents are welcome! The admission is free.
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