Name: I Capuleti e i Montecchi
Start: 2021-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2021-08-29T00:00:00.000Z
Location: City Hall

Organization

Mezzo-soprano

Bobbie Zhang

Romeo

Soprano

Louise Kwong

Juliet

Tenor

Chen Chen

Tebaldo

Chen Yong

Bass

Alexander Chen

Lorenzo

Sammy Chien

Capellio

Stage director

Nancy Yuen

Conductor

Francesco di Mauro

Chorus master

Alex Tam

Opera Hong Kong

Others

Opera Hong Kong Chorus

Orchestra

Opera Hong Kong Orchestra

Italian

I Capuleti e i Montecchi -  (The Capulets and the Montagues)

Hong Kong

Hong Kong SAR China

City Hall

Concert Hall

I Capuleti e i Montecchi Bellini

Public

The Capulets and the Montagues

English

Approved

Cast Interview 演員專訪│ 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢’𝐬 𝑰 𝑪𝒂𝒑𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒊 𝒆 𝒊 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒄𝒉𝒊 貝尼里《卡普里特與蒙塔古家族》】

Everyone knows the story of 𝑅𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑜 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐽𝑢𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑡. How would Romeo, who is sung by a mezzo-soprano in Bellini’s version, be different from the others?

𝐁𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐞 𝐙𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠 sincerely invites you to Hong Kong City Hall and listen to the lovely yet challenging arias🎶, also to see how she sings as a handsome Romeo and spends the last 24 hours⏳ of his life with Giulietta. 

《羅密歐與茱麗葉》是個家喻戶曉的故事，在貝里尼筆下，選擇以女中音👩🏻‍🦰反串演出羅密歐，究竟有何不同？

張倩誠邀您到香港大會堂，欣賞《卡普里特與蒙塔古家族》中美妙又極具挑戰的詠嘆調🎶，並一同見證她怎樣演繹英俊瀟灑的羅密歐，與茱麗葉共同度過生命的最後24小時。⏳

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Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi 貝尼里《卡普里特與蒙塔古家族》
Performed in Italian with Chinese and English Surtitles
意大利文演唱，中英文字幕
🗓Date 日期: 27 & 29/8/2021 (Fri & Sun)
🕒Time 時間: 7:30 pm
🏛️Venue 場地: Concert Hall, Hong Kong City Hall 香港大會堂音樂廳
➡️Details節目詳情: https://bit.ly/ohk-I-Capuleti-e-i-Mon...

I Capuleti e i Montecchi 卡普里特與蒙塔古家族 - Bobbie Zhang 張倩 | Opera Hong Kong

Derived from the same 1530 Italian novella as Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Bellini’s opera I Capuleti e i Montecchi packs all the romantic tragedy into the lovers’ final 24 hours. Although the drama in the familiar story tracks the very real political violence that roiled medieval Italian cities, the undertone of melancholy is belied by the aching beauty of Bellini’s gloriously melodic music.

Bellini, a consummate composer for soprano, cast Romeo as mezzo-soprano; as a result, the demanding and challenging duets between the lovers are exquisitely lyrical and doubly touching; listeners are left in no doubt where the “bel” in “bel canto” comes from.

While I Capuleti e i Montecchi is thankfully no longer quite the relative rarity it was in the 20th century, Bellini’s masterpiece will be the Hong Kong premiere and an opportunity to see — and hear — new life breathed into this ancient and ever-popular story.

貝里尼的《卡普里特與蒙塔古家族》，與莎士比亞的《羅密歐與茱麗葉》同樣取材於1530年出版的意大利小說，但集中描述這對戀人生命中最後24小時的淒美故事。儘管在熟悉的情節中透露了中世紀意大利的政治暴力問題，但貝里尼以亮麗又感性的旋律掩蓋了故事的悲傷氛圍。

貝里尼著迷於譜寫女高音的聲樂，他選擇由女中音來反串劇中羅密歐一角，務求戀人合唱的二重唱更細膩抒情、倍感動人，對演唱家來說是極具挑戰性。對觀眾而言，無疑是享受美聲唱法中優美音色的最佳選擇之一。

此劇已不再像上世紀般鮮為人知，在世界各地多次上演，但是次製作將會是香港首演，為這齣經典之作重新注入新生命，讓觀眾耳目一新，令人期待！

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