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RENÉ JACOBS Sommaire Contents / Inhalt GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL ALEXANDRINAAG PENDATCHANSKARIPPINA • JENNIFER RIVERA • SUNHAE IM • BEJUN MEHTA MARCOS FINK • NEAL DAVIES • DOMINIQUE VISSE • DANIEL SCHMUTZHARD AKADEMIE FÜR ALTE MUSIK BERLIN RENÉ JACOBS Sommaire Contents / Inhalt Plages CD / Tracklisting / Index 5 Un opéra métaphorique 9 L’Agrippina de Haendel et sa version originale “rejetée” Synopsis 15 A Metaphorical Opera 17 Handel’s Agrippina and its ‘rejected’ original version Synopsis 22 Eine metaphorische Oper 24 Händels Agrippina und ihre „verworfene“ Urfassung Inhalt 30 Textes chantés et traductions 32 Sung texts & translations / Libretto und Übersetzungen Les interprètes / The performers / Die Besetzung 80 Crédits / Bildnachweis 92 Agrippina Alexandrina Pendatchanska, soprano Nerone Jennifer Rivera, mezzo-soprano Poppea Sunhae Im, soprano Ottone Bejun Mehta, countertenor Claudio Marcos Fink, bass-baritone Pallante Neal Davies, bass-baritone Narciso Dominique Visse, countertenor Lesbo Daniel Schmutzhard, bass Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin Violins I Bernhard Forck, Erik Dorset, Kerstin Erben, Julita Forck Barbara Halfter, Uta Peters, Verena Sommer Violins II Dörte Wetzel, Daniel Deuter, Thomas Graewe Heinrich Kubitschek, Gabriele Steinfeld, Tokio Takeuchi Violas Anja-Regine Graewel, Annette Geiger Clemens-Maria Nuszbaumer,Stephan Sieben Violoncellos Jan Freiheit, Barbara Kernig, Kathrin Sutor Double basses Walter Rumer, Burgi Pichler, Mirjam Wittulski Flutes Andrea Theinert Oboes Xenia Löffler, Michael Bosch Bassoons Christian Beuse, Eckhart Lenzing Trumpets Ute Hartwich, Sebastian Kuhn Timpani Heiner Herzog Harpsichord Raphael Alpermann, Wiebke Weidanz Organ Raphael Alpermann Lute Shizuko Noiri Guitar Dolores Costoyas Conductor René Jacobs FRANZ LISZT CD 1 1 | Sinfonia 3’53 11 | Recitativo Pallante Narciso Il tuo figlio 0’57 12 | Recitativo Agrippina Ma qual di liete trombe w 2’27 2 | ATTO PRIMO 2’39 Scena X Scena I Recitativo Lesbo, Pallante, Narciso, Nerone, Agrippina Allegrezza, allegrezza! Recitativo Agrippina, Nerone Nerone, amato figlio 13 | Scena XI 3’14 3 | Aria Nerone Con saggio tuo consiglio 5’35 Recitativo Ottone, Agrippina, Narciso, Pallante, Nerone Alle tue piante 4 | Scena II 3’25 Scena XII Recitativo Agrippina Per cosi grande impresa Recitativo Ottone, Agrippina Augusta, amo Poppea Scena III 14 | Aria Agrippina Tu ben degno 3’11 Recitativo Pallante, Agrippina A’ cenni tuoi sovrani 15 | Scena XIII 4’31 5 | Aria Pallante La mia sorte fortunata 3’16 Recitativo Ottone L’ultima del gioir meta gradita 6 | Scena IV 2’35 Aria Ottone Lusinghiera mia speranza Recitativo Agrippina Or che Pallante è vinto 16 | Scena XIV 4’53 Scena V Aria Poppea Vaghe perle, eletti fiori Recitativo Narciso, Agrippina Umile alle tue piante 17 | Recitativo Poppea Otton, Claudio, Nerone 2’36 7 | Aria Narciso Volo pronto e lieto il core 3’12 Scena XV 8 | Scena VI 3’10 Recitativo Lesbo, Poppea Signora, o mia Signora! Recitativo Agrippina Quanto fa, quanto puote Scena XVI Aria Agrippina L’alma mia fra le tempeste Recitativo Lesbo, Agrippina, Poppea Di lieta nuova 9 | Scena VII 2’09 Scena XVII Arioso Nerone Qual piacere a un cor pietoso Recitativo Poppea Perché in vece di Claudio 10 | Recitativo Nerone Amici, al sen vi stringo 2’43 18 | Aria Poppea È un foco quel d’amore 1’51 Scena VIII 19 | Scena XVIII 2’38 Recitativo Pallante, Narciso, Nerone Ecco qui presto fia Recitativo Poppea, Agrippina Ma qui Agrippina viene Scena IX 20 | Aria Agrippina Ho un non so che nel cor 2’10 Recitativo Agrippina Voi che dell’alta Roma 5 CD 2 1 | Scena XIX 2’44 Scena IV Recitativo Poppea Cieli, quai strani casi Recitativo Claudio Nella Britannia vinta Aria Poppea Fa quanto vuoi 12 | Aria Claudio Cade il mondo soggiogato 4’03 2 | Scena XX 3’57 13 | Recitativo Agrippina, Claudio, Poppea, Nerone, Narciso, Pallante, Ottone 2’11 Recitativo Lesbo Non veggo alcun Signor, quanto il mio cuore Scena XXI 14 | Recitativo Ottone Deh tu, Agrippina, assisti! 1’36 Aria Claudio Pur ritorno a rimirarvi Aria Agrippina Nulla sperar da me 3 | Recitativo Claudio, Poppea Ma, oh ciel, mesta e confusa 3’44 15 | Recitativo Ottone E tu Poppea, mio bene? 1’14 4 | Arietta Claudio Vieni, oh cara 1’17 Aria Poppea Tuo ben è ‘l trono 5 | Recitativo Poppea, Claudio Che mai farò? 2’11 16 | Recitativo Ottone Soccorri almen Nerone! 2’10 Scena XXII Aria Nerone Sotto il lauro ch’hai sul crine Recitativo Lesbo, Claudio, Poppea Signor, Signor, presto fuggiamo! Recitativo Ottone, Narciso, Pallante, Lesbo Scherzo son del destin Terzetto Claudio, Poppea, Lesbo E quando mai 17 | Scena V 7’03 Recitativo Poppea Pur al fin se ne andò Recitativo Ottone Otton, qual portentoso Scena XXIII Aria Ottone Voi che udite il mio lamento Recitativo Poppea, Agrippina O mia liberatrice 18 | Scena VI 4’20 6 | Aria Agrippina Non ho cor che per amarti 4’20 Aria Poppea Bella pur nel mio diletto 7 | Scena XXIV 3’45 Recitativo Poppea Il tormento d’Ottone Recitativo Poppea Se Ottone m’ingannò 19 | Cavatina Ottone Vaghe fonti 1’59 Aria Poppea Se giunge un dispetto 20 | Recitativo Ottone Ma qui che veggo, oh ciel? 4’44 Recitativo Ottone, Poppea Voi dormite, oh luci care 8 | ATTO SECONDO 0’55 Recitativo Poppea, Ottone Fantasmi della mente Scena I 21 | Aria Ottone Ti vo’ giusta e non pietosa 2’02 Recitativo Pallante, Narciso Dunque noi siam traditi? 22 | Scena VIII 1’53 9 | Scena II 3’25 Recitativo Poppea Da quali ordite trame Aria Ottone Coronato il crin d’alloro Aria Poppea Ingannata una sol volta 10 | Recitativo Pallante, Narciso, Ottone Roma, più ch’il trionfo 2’24 23 | Scena IX 2’27 Scena III Recitativo Lesbo, Poppea Pur alfin ti ritrovo Preludio Scena X Recitativo Agrippina, Nerone, Poppea, Ottone, Narciso Ecco il superbo! Recitativo Poppea A non pochi perigli 11 | Chorus Di timpani e trombe 2’07 Scena XI Recitativo Nerone, Poppea Son qui, mia vita 24 | Aria Poppea Col peso del tuo amor 3’43 25 | Scena XII 4’09 Recitativo Nerone Qual bramato piacere Aria Nerone Quando invita la donna l’amante 6 CD 3 ATTO SECONDO 11 | Scena VI 4’51 1 | Scena XIII 6’18 Recitativo Lesbo, Poppea, Claudio, Nerone, Ottone Qui non v’è alcun Aria Agrippina Pensieri, voi mi tormentate Scena VII Recitativo Agrippina Quel ch’oprai è soggetto Recitativo Claudio, Nerone, Poppea, Ottone Temerario, insolente! 2 | Scena XIV 1’04 Scena VIII Recitativo Pallante, Agrippina Se ben nemica sorte Recitativo Poppea, Claudio Ora, Claudio, che dici? 3 | Aria Pallante Col raggio placido 3’08 12 | Aria Claudio Io di Roma il Giove sono 3’44 4 | Scena XV 0’57 13 | Scena IX 1’59 Recitativo Agrippina Di giunger non dispero al mio desire Recitativo Poppea Claudio parti Scena XVI Aria Poppea Esci, o mia vita Recitativo Agrippina, Narciso Or è tempo, oh Narciso 14 | Scena X 1’32 5 | Aria Narciso Spererò, poiché mel dice 2’58 Recitativo Poppea, Ottone Ora, Ottone, che dici? 6 | Scena XVIII 1’31 15 | Recitativo Ottone, Poppea No, no, ch’io non apprezzo 4’04 Arioso Claudio Vagheggiar de’ tuoi bei lumi 16 | Scena XI 0’59 7 | Recitativo Agrippina, Claudio Vorrei della bellezza 3’51 Recitativo Agrippina, Nerone Ah, mal cauto Nerone Scena XIX 17 | Aria Nerone Come nube che fugge dal vento 4’12 Recitativo Lesbo, Claudio, Agrippina Signor, Poppea... 18 | Scena XII 6’57 8 | Scena XX 4’46 Recitativo Pallante, Narciso Evvi donna più empia? Aria Agrippina Ogni vento ch’al porto la spinga Scena XIII Recitativo Claudio, Pallante, Narciso Agrippina, Nerone, Otton, Poppea 9 | 3’53 ATTO TERZO Scena XIV Scena I Recitativo Agrippina, Claudio, Narciso, Pallante Adorato mio sposo Recitativo Poppea Il caro Otton al precipizio io spinsi 19 | Aria Agrippina Se vuoi pace, oh volto amato 2’29 Scena II 20 | Scena XV 3’16 Recitativo Ottone, Poppea Ah, mia Poppea, ti prego Recitativo Agrippina, Poppea, Nerone, Ottone, Claudio Ecco la mia rivale Scena III 21 | Coro Lieto il Tebro increspi d’onda 1’34 Recitativo Poppea Attendo qui Nerone e Claudio ancora 22 | Gigue 0’56 Scena IV Recitativo Nerone, Poppea, Ottone Anelante ti reco Scena V Recitativo Poppea Amico ciel, seconda il mio disegno 10 | Aria Poppea Chi ben ama 1’58 7 8 Marcos Fink (Claudio) UN OPÉRA MÉTAPHORIQUE L’Agrippina de Haendel et sa version originale “rejetée” René Jacobs À ma connaissance, personne n’a jamais évoqué jusqu’ici une version “originale” les récitatifs que lorsque cela avait un sens. Mais d’un autre côté, comme il voulait d’Agrippina, opéra de jeunesse de Haendel qui fut en même temps son premier aussi avoir du succès, il finit par céder en composant deux arias supplémentaires que grand succès. Tout au plus s’est-on intéressé à quelques numéros supplémentaires l’on cherchera en vain dans la partie principale du manuscrit autographe. Lorsqu’à du troisième acte, absents de la partie principale du manuscrit autographe, et à la fin de cette grande scène, Poppée vient libérer Othon de sa cachette et que le d’autres qui ont été rayés (au crayon, de manière à ce que tout reste parfaitement couple réaffirme son amour, cela se produit, dans la version originale, de la manière lisible), puis remplacés par des variantes. La version que nous présentons ici la plus naturelle qui soit : par le biais d’un récitatif, d’une brève ariette d’action pour (destinée en 2009 à une nouvelle production de l’opéra de Berlin dans une Poppée et d’un duo. Là aussi, pourtant, Haendel se laissa convaincre de réaliser mise en scène de Vincent Broussard), se propose de reconstituer l’œuvre dans une nouvelle version qui réponde davantage à la vanité des chanteurs et qui soit sa conception initiale, dont le librettiste fut sans nul doute à l’origine. Seule plus adaptée aux désirs “culinaires” du public. À Venise, on supprima donc l’ariette, cette version primitive conjugue en effet une extrême actualité politique et une accompagnée du seul continuo, en lieu et place de quoi – incroyable, mais vrai ! – les pertinence dramaturgique que l’on ne retrouve pas dans la version effectivement deux amants chantèrent l’un après l’autre un “air de sortie”, sans que leurs voix ne créée à Venise, bien que cette dernière soit celle que l’on représente habituellement se réunissent, pas même – comme c’est le cas dans le duo de la version originale, et qui sert de fondement à la Neue Hallische Händel-Ausgabe.1 désormais “rejeté” – sous la forme d’un canon.
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