Euryanthe

Archive Listings for Euryanthe

T0291687269 (GLY02) Sung in German with English supertitles. New production.Conductor Mark Elder. Conductor J David Jackson (Aug 22). Director Richard Jones. Design John Macfarlane. Lighting Jennifer Tipton. Choreographer Catherine Malone. Company Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Company The Glyndebourne Chorus. Performer Anne Schwanewilms (Euryanthe). Performer John Daszak (Adolar). Performer Pavlo Hunka (Lysiart). Performer Lauren Flanigan (Eglantine). Performer Clive Bayley (King Louis VI).

23 Jun 02 to 22 Aug 02

Glyndebourne, Lewes :: V671 listing details L2041485285

Details

Opera or Operetta :: Weber shatters musical conventions, transcending the limitations of the flawed libretto to create a dramatic masterpiece that it is difficult to conceive was written in the first twenty-five years of the nineteenth century. Unlike Der Freischutz and Oberon which followed the traditions of Mozart's German operas and Beethoven's Fidelio, Euryanthe has no dialogue, being a continuous musical texture where every word is sung or declaimed. The entire orchestral writing takes a leap forward from the eighteenth century with characteristic colourings of each orchestral section being introduced in an inspirational way - the much performed overture being a foretaste of the brilliance of the complete score.

Music

Weber