Concert Teatro alla Scala concert. Giuseppe Verdi. Requiem. World famous Bolshoi Ballet and Opera theatre (established 1776) - Marvellous Main (Historic) Stage
Schedule for Teatro alla Scala concert. Giuseppe Verdi. Requiem. 2022
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Orchestra: Bolshoi Theatre Symphony Orchestra
La Scala is a world renowned opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was
inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the New Royal-Ducal
Theatre at La Scala (Italian: Nuovo Regio Ducale
Teatro alla Scala). The premiere performance was Antonio Salieri's Europa
riconosciuta.
Most of Italy's greatest operatic artists, and many of the finest singers
from around the world, have appeared at La Scala during the past 200 years.
Today, the theatre is still recognised as one of the leading opera and ballet
theatres in the world and is home to the La Scala Theatre Chorus, La Scala
Theatre Ballet and La Scala Theatre Orchestra. The theatre also has an associate
school, known as the La Scala Theatre Academy (Italian: Accademia Teatro alla Scala), which offers professional
training in music, dance, stage craft and stage management. "Requiem"
Opera in 2 Acts with 1 interval.
"Requiem" - the only work of Verdi, which is enjoyed the same wide
popularity, as best of his 26 it leaned. Finished in the spring of 1874, through
several years after "Aida", "Requiem" had the prolonged history of creation.
After imprinting the patriotic moods of Verdi, "Requiem" immortalized memory
about its great compatriots.
After foregoing the initially planned 12 parts, Verdi shared the traditional
text of Catholic requiem mass into 7 parts, from which the most immense -
second, in turn, is decomposed into 9 episodes.
N1 Requem (Eternal rest) begins hardly with an audible whisper of the
chorus, to which is contradicted the brighter, more energetic quartet of
soloists.
N2 Dies irae (Day of anger) sketches the sharply conflicting pictures
of terrible law court, the complete confusions also of horror. Composing this
part episodes remind of operatic scenes with the alternation of chorus, solo
ariozo, duets, trio, quartets. the Musical-descriptive image of death Dies irae
is changed by the roll-calls of four pipes after the scene and in orchestra Tuba
mirum (Pipe of predvechnogo) and gloomy, as if by the thickening solo of bass.
Then two lyric episodes with the beautiful sad melodies follow: the solo of
mezzo-soprano Liber scriptus (Book written) and terzetto Quid (That I will say,
unhappy). They are divided by sounding the terrible chorus Dies irae. Episode
Rex tremendae is built on the contrast of the gloomy phrases of chorus and
pleading - quartet of soloists.
Following three episodes - lyric: the bright, calm female duet Recordare
(Mention, Iisus of good), to completely on- operatic reverberating ariozo of
tenor Ingemisco (Quilty, I sigh and repent), the stately, but more sorrowful
solo of bass Confutatis (Law court after uttering disgraced). For the last time
appearing in this part terrible Dies irae is much shorter than the previous
conducting and soon is inferior place sadly to the pacified quartet from
mansions Lacrymosa (lacrimal day that). This completing second part is the
episode - one of most sincere, with the melody of surprising beauty.
Three subsequent parts form the bright peace of work. N3
Offertorio (Offering it is gratuitous) - the decoratively contemplative
quartet of soloists being developed is leisurely, in the mute sonorousness.
N4 Sanctus (It is holy), that is opened by the solo of pipes, bright
seam for the dual chorus, the embodiment of the creative rejoicing force of
life.
N5 Agnus Dei (Lamb God) - the restrained, suspended duet of female is
vocal, variation in the ancient style on the uncommon theme in the spirit of
medieval church pesnopeniya into unison.
N6 Lux aeterna (Eternal light) - the terzetto of soloists, built on
the contrast of the light and dark, with the gradual return of the moods of the
1st part.
N7 Libera Me (Free me, Lord) - the expanded finale, based as 2-4 part,
on the contrast of diverse episodes. The dramatic solo of soprano brings to the
return of the musical theme of the terrible chorus Dies irae. In the center -
sorrowful episode without tracking of orchestra (soprano from the mansions) as
recollection about the 1st part. Completes work complete of determination the
choral seam, which pereklikayetsya with the dual seam of the 4th part.
Schedule for Teatro alla Scala concert. Giuseppe Verdi. Requiem. 2022
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