Name: Tamerlano
Start: 2015-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2015-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
Location: La Monnaie

Admin

Organization

Countertenor

Christophe Dumaux

Tamerlano

Tenor

Jeremy Ovenden

Bajazet

Soprano

Sophie Karthäuser

Asteria

Delphine Galou

Andronico

Mezzo-soprano

Ann Hallenberg

Irene

Bass

Nathan Berg

Leone

Dirigent

Christophe Rousset

Regisseur

Pierre Audi

Set designer

Patrick Kinmonth

Kostuum ontwerper

Licht ontwerper

Matthew Richardson

La Monnaie/De Munt

Brussel

België

La Monnaie

Grande Salle

Born in Germany, trained in Italy and nationalized English, the composer born Georg Friederich Händel was one of the most important, innovative, and cosmopolitan opera composers of the Baroque period (1600-1750), a true man of the theatre. In a span of just 20 days in 1724—the same year he created Giulio Cesare and Rodelinda—Handel wrote Tamerlano.

With his inexhaustible melodic inventiveness, Handel knew how to evoke the complex humanity of operatic characters, alternating recitatives (a mixture of speech and song), arias (showpieces for the vocalists’ prowess), and choral numbers to shape works of polished intensity—so highly prized that they spurred commercial competition between opera houses in the same city. This competitive environment, as well as the incessant public demand for new and more striking operas, inspired composers like Handel to explore avant-garde approaches (much as today’s music industry does to pop stars!).

In Tamerlano, Handel defied rules both written and tacit—offering a main role to a mature tenor at a time when the castrato voice dominated; and not shying away from shocking scenes that other composers approached hesitantly, like suicide. Pierre Audi’s elegant, minimalist staging allows an all-star cast of singers to highlight the work’s many dramatic elements, proving that Baroque opera can still move and thrill us as it did 300 years ago!

Public

Approved

Instrumentalist

Pianist

Violinist

Cellist

Violist

Flutist

Clarinetist

Guitarist

Organist

Percussionist

Oboist

hornist

Bassoonist

Trumpeter

Contrabassist

Harper

Trombonist

Saxophonist

Harpsichordist

Accordionist

Bassist

Tuba Player

Recorder Player

Lutenist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Mandoline Player

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Violino Piccolo Player

Viola da Gambist

Musette de cour Player

Viola Pomposa Player

Archlutenist

Vibraphonist

Cornettist

Viola d’amore Player

Theorbist

Componist

Librettist

Choreograaf

Danser

Acteur

Koor meester

Video ontwerper

Dramaturg

Vertaler

Geluidsontwerper

Répétiteur

Visagist

Uitvoerend producent

Haar stylist

Other

Stage Manager

Koor

Orkest

Poet

Vocal coach

Teacher

Photographer

Broadcasting

Writer

Writing and performance

Chorus Director

Wig & Makeup Designer

Orchestra Operations

Illustrator

Extra

Singer

contralto

Baritone

Bass-baritone

Spoken

Child vocalist

Silent

Alto

Continuo

Tamerlano Händel

English

Tamerlano by Händel, di. 27 jan 2015, Van (2015/2015), Geregisseerd door Pierre Audi,, Dirigent Christophe Rousset, La Monnaie, Brussel, België

Voorstellingscredits (Cast & Productieteam )

Cast

Productieteam

Programma, Over & Synopsis

Foto's

Verder lezen

Uitvoeringsdata en -locaties

Speellocaties