New Year (opera)

New Year
Titolo originaleNew Year
Lingua originaleinglese
GenereOpera
MusicaMichael Tippett
LibrettoMichael Tippett
Atti3 atti
Epoca di composizione1989
Prima rappr.27 ottobre 1989
TeatroHouston Grand Opera

New Year è un'opera in tre atti del compositore Michael Tippett, che ha scritto anche il libretto. Fu eseguita per la prima volta dalla Houston Grand Opera il 27 ottobre 1989, in una produzione di Peter Hall.[1]

Tippett ha notato che la "metafora primaria" dell'opera è la danza.[2] Il coreografo della produzione originale era il noto ballerino americano Bill T. Jones.

Storia dell'esecuzione

La prima produzione britannica fu a Glyndebourne, e successivamente la Glyndebourne Touring Opera presentò una versione adattata della produzione di Peter Hall.[3][4] Come con le altre opere di Tippett, il testo e la musica comprendono una gamma ampiamente eclettica di riferimenti culturali.[2][5]

Ruoli

Ruolo Registro vocale Cast della prima cast, 27 ottobre 1989
(Direttore: John DeMain)
Jo Ann, una pediatra tirocinante soprano lirico Helen Field
Donny, il suo giovane fratello baritono leggero Krister St. Hill
Nan, la loro madre adottiva mezzosoprano drammatico Jane Shaulis
Merlin, il mago del computer baritono drammatico James Maddalena
Pelegrin, il pilota spaziale tenore lirico Peter Kazaras
Regan, il loro capo soprano drammatico Richetta Manager
Il presentatore cantante maschio microfonato John Schiappa

Trama

La storia dell'opera si muove tra due mondi, quello di "da qualche parte e oggi" e "da nessuna parte e domani".

Atto 1

Jo Ann è una psicologa infantile che vuole lavorare con le giovani vittime del conflitto urbano in corso a "Terror Town" fuori dal suo domicilio. Tuttavia è così spaventata da Terror Town che non si avventura fuori dall'appartamento. Suo fratello adottivo rasta, Donny, si comporta da delinquente abitualmente nei suoi confronti e della loro madre adottiva comune, Nan. Dal nulla emerge un'astronave che trasporta Merlin, un "mago del computer", e il pilota Pelegrin, sotto la guida di Regan. Questi sono viaggiatori nel tempo provenienti dal futuro e la nave fa un collegamento con l'appartamento di Jo Ann.

Atto 2

È tutto incentrato sulla festa di Capodanno. Uno sciamano, in trance, induce la folla di festaioli a prendere a pugni Donny come parte della celebrazione. La nave spaziale arriva e Merlin afferma la sua autorità sulle attività. Jo Ann e Pelegrin si incontrano, ma vengono separati quando l'astronave lascia la scena. Jo Ann salva Donny dalla folla che lo percuote e l'atto si conclude al suono della canzone tradizionale "Auld Lang Syne".

Atto 3

Pelegrin regala a Jo Ann una rosa simbolica, come pegno del loro amore. Lei perde la rosa, ma lui la recupera. Jo Ann è finalmente guarita dalle sue paure e può uscire di nuovo nel mondo fuori da casa sua. Il presentatore riassume il messaggio finale come: "Una umanità, una giustizia".

Note

  1. ^ "Time Traveling and Agoraphobia in Tippett Opera" by Donal Henahan, The New York Times, 30 October 1989
  2. ^ a b Lewis, Geraint New Year in the New World (November 1989). The Musical Times, 130 (1761): pp. 665–669.
  3. ^ Lewis, Geraint, "New Year Is Here" (July 1990). The Musical Times, 131 (1769): pp. 355–357.
  4. ^ David Allenby, "First Performances: Tippett's New Year. Tempo (New Ser.), 175, 35–36 (1990).
  5. ^ David Clarke, Review of piano score of "New Year: An Opera in Three Acts". Music & Letters, 71(3), 468–472 (1990).

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