Den Danske Serie En glemt gylden æra i dansk opera A Forgotten Golden Era of Danish Opera Tekster: Philipp Kochheim, Henrik Engelbrecht og Christian Biskup Det Kongelige Teaters Gamle Scene, Kgs. Nytorv. Kære operaelskere! Dear Opera Lovers! Mens de danske komponister Carl Nielsen og Peter Heise stadig Whilst Carl Nielsen and Peter Heise are still widely known and Rued er meget berømte, og Rued Langgaard for nylig er kommet Langgaard has recently made an impressive return onto international imponerende tilbage på de internationale scener og koncertpodier, er stages and concert podiums, two generations of most remarkable to generationer af de mest bemærkelsesværdige danske komponister Danish composers have nearly been completely forgotten – or are næsten helt glemt – eller huskes kun for et par perifere værker. remembered only for a few marginal works. Den Jyske Opera lancerer sin Danske Serie af glemte operaer fra den That is why Den Jyske Opera is launching its Danske Series of forgotten senromantiske til den tidlige modernistiske periode for at genskabe operas from the late romantic to the early modernist periods to restore viden om en vigtig del af den danske kulturarv. knowledge of an important part of the Danish cultural heritage. Udstillingen er tænkt som en introduktion til nogle af disse glemte This exhibition is intended to be a small introduction and overview over kunstnere, der fortjener et comeback. Denne glemte, gyldne the biographies of some of these lost artists that wait for their comeback. guldalder i dansk opera har ikke blot været et lokalt, men også And also, to state the fact that this golden age of Danish opera has not et internationalt fænomen. Kleopatra af August Enna blev spillet only been a regional, but an international phenomenon: Kleopatra by med succes i Amsterdam og Berlin, Paul von Klenau fik sin Michael Enna was successfully played in Amsterdam and Berlin, Paul von Klenau Kohlhaas opført i Stuttgarts og Berlins operahuse, og Asger Hameriks had his Michael Kohlhaas staged at the Opera Houses of Stuttgart and La Vendette så dagens lys på scenen af verdens mest berømte Berlin, and Asger Hameriks La Vendetta saw the light of day on the stage operahus, La Scala di Milano. of the world’s most famous opera house, La Scala di Milano. Udstillingen er en invitation til at genopdage vidunderlig musik og So please feel warmly welcomed to rediscover wonderful music and spændende dramaer, som vores forfædre har nydt. Lad dig smitte thrilling dramas that your ancestors have enjoyed so much. Join us in af vores entusiasme over, at disse glemte værker fortjener at blive our enthusiasm and feeling that some of these works definitely deserve udødeliggjort! to be immortal! God fornøjelse, All the best, Philipp Kochheim Philipp Kochheim Operachef, Den Jyske Opera Operachef, Danish National Opera Den Danske Serie er støttet af: Den Danske Serie Milepæle i dansk historie Milepæle i dansk opera Milestones in Danish history Milestones in Danish opera 1859 ¬August Enna Kong Frederik d. 7 1863 Danmark mister Sønderjylland 1864 Denmark loses South Jutland 1865 ¬Carl Nielsen 1870 Premiere på La vendetta af Asger Hamerik på La Scala i Milano Det Moderne Gennembrud (Georg Brandes) 1871 The Modern Breakthrough (Georg Brandes) 1872 Slaget på Fælleden The Battle at Fælleden H.C Andersen 1875 1876 ¬Ludolf Nielsen 1878 Premiere på Drot og Marsk af Peter Heise 1879 Peter Heise 1883 ¬Paul August von Klenau Christiansborg brænder 1884 The fire at Christiansborg 1890 Niels W. Gade 1893 Premiere på Kleopatra af August Enna ¬Rued Langgaard 1897 Premiere på Den lille pige med svovlstikkerne af August Enna 1898 ¬Emil Hartmann, ¬Ebbe Hamerik Hovedaftale mellem arbejdsgivere og arbejdstagere indgås 1899 General agreement between employers and employees is formed Johannes V. Jensen ”Kongens Fald” 1901 “The Fall of the King” Danmarks første biograf åbner i København 1904 The first cinema in Denmark opens in Copenhagen Ellehammer bygger sit ”luftskib” på øen Lindholm 1906 1906 Premiere på Maskarade af Carl Nielsen Ellehammer builds his ”airship” on the island of Lindholm ”Pelle Erobreren” af Martin Andersen Nexø “Pelle the Conqueror" Kong Christian d.9 Kong Frederik d.8 dør i Hamborg 1912 King Frederik the 8th dies in Hamburg Første Verdenskrig 1914 World War One 1915 Kvinder får valgret. Ny grundlov Women get the right to vote. New Constitutional Act 1920 Premiere på Lola af Ludolf Nielsen Niels Bohr modtager Nobelprisen i fysik 1922 Niels Bohr receives the Nobel Prize in physics 1923 ¬Asger Hamerik Premiere på Antikrist af Rued Langgaard Krakket på Wall Street 1929 The crash in Wall Street 1931 Carl Nielsen Kanslergadeforliget 1933 1933 Premiere på Michael Kohlhaas af Paul August von Klenau i Stuttgart The Kanslergade Settlement Karen Blixen udgiver Den Afrikanske Farm 1937 Out of Africa Anden Verdenskrig begynder 1939 Premiere på Leonardo da Vinci af Asger Hamerik i Antwerpen World War 2 begins Ludolf Nielsen En glemt gylden æra i dansk opera – A Forgotten Golden Era of Danish Opera Den Danske Serie OPERAER Tove Spanske studenter Fru Jeanna P.E. Vikingeblod Lange– Müller ¬ 1850 Frederiksberg 1926 København Peter Erasmus Lange-Müller did not need to work. He grew up in a wealthy family and had the privilege that he could concentrate entirely on composing. However, his health was a constant problem Lange- Peter Erasmus Lange-Müller behøvede egentlig slet ikke at arbejde. Müller suffered from chronic headache all his life. The doctors never Han voksede op i en velhavende familie og kunne langt hen ad vejen found the reason, but it could have been a defect of the eyesight that koncentrere sig om at komponere. Helbredet var til gengæld et strained the brain. Nevertheless, Lange-Müller wrote plenty of music, konstant problem for Lange-Müller, som led af kronisk hovedpine hele not least 200 songs. livet igennem. Lægerne fandt aldrig ud af årsagen, men måske har det været en synsfejl, som overbelastede hjernen. Alligevel skrev Lange- His four operas were no successes. His last attempt in the genre was Müller store mængder af musik, ikke mindst over 200 sange. the Wagner-inspired Vikingeblod, which the critics thought too old- fashioned. The new age in Danish music, with Carl Nielsen leading the Hans fire operaer blev ikke store succeser. Hans sidste forsøg i genren way, was a reality that completely swept away the grandiose, late var den Wagner-inspirerede Vikingeblod, som anmelderne mente romantic style of Lange-Müller. var alt for gammeldags; den nye tid med Carl Nielsen i spidsen for dansk musikliv var en realitet, som fejede Lange-Müllers storladne, senromantiske stil totalt af banen. P. E. Lange-Müller: Symfoni Nr. 1 „Efteraar“, Chamber Philharmonic of Bohemia, Dirigent: Douglas Bostock P. E. Lange-Müller: Symphony No. 1 „Efteraar“ (Autumn), Chamber Philharmonic of Bohemia, Conductor: Douglas Bostock En glemt gylden æra i dansk opera – A Forgotten Golden Era of Danish Opera Den Danske Serie OPERA C.F.E. Aladdin Hornemann ¬ 1850 København 1926 København Christian Frederik Emil Hornemann had music in his blood; his father was Emil Hornemann – the composer of Dengang jeg drog afsted and Højt fra træets grønne top. As a child, Christian Frederik Emil had a very special way of celebrating birthdays in the family; he wrote and performed little operas for the guests, and he had an obvious talent. He received a solid music education, including at the Conservatory of Leipzig and later worked as a conductor, music publisher, concert organiser, and music educator in Copenhagen. Hornemann wrote songs, piano pieces, cantatas, and theatre music in his own name – and moreover, published practical music Christian Frederik Emil Hornemann havde det ikke fra fremmede; hans entertainment and opera fantasies under pseudonym. For several far var Emil Hornemann – komponisten til Dengang jeg drog afsted years, Hornemann worked on the opera Aladdin that finally had its og Højt fra træets grønne top. Som dreng havde Christian Frederik first performance at the Royal Danish Theatre in 1888. It was not a Emil en helt særlig måde at fejre fødselsdage i familien på; han skrev success, according to Hornemann, because “the pale and flabby og opførte små operaer for gæsterne, og talentet var tydeligt. Han ladies and overeating gentlemen” who came to the gala premiere fik en solid musikeruddannelse, bl.a. på konservatoriet i Leipzig, og were not in the mood for a new Danish opera. arbejdede senere både som dirigent, musikforlægger, koncertarrangør og musikpædagog i København. Hornemann skrev både sange, klaverstykker, kantater og skuespilmusik i eget navn – og udgav desuden praktisk underholdningsmusik og operafantasier under pseudonym. Hornemann arbejdede i mange år på operaen Aladdin, som endelig fik sin uropførelse på Det Kongelige Teater i 1888. Det blev ingen succes, ifølge Hornemann fordi ”de blegfede komtesser og forspiste festherrer”, der kom til gallapremieren, aldeles ikke var i humør til ny, dansk opera. C. F. E. Horneman: Strygekvartet Nr. 1; Arildkvartetten C. F. E. Horneman: String Quartet No. 1; Arild Quartet Hornemann og den norske komponist Edvard Grieg En glemt gylden æra i dansk opera – A Forgotten Golden Era of Danish Opera Den Danske Serie OPERA Stormklokken Gustav Helsted ¬ 1857 København 1924 København Gustav Helsted was a student of the biggest composer in Denmark of the second part of the 1800s, Niels W. Gade. In 1891, Helsted was the first organist at the Jesus Church in Valby where the famous Danish brewer J.C. Jacobsen had installed a big, romantic, French organ. He was inspired by the new organ music of the time by César Franck and Charles-Marie Widor, and in 1915 he became the leading organist at Vor Frue Kirke in Copenhagen. Helsted was not only an accomplished musician and composer, but also an administrative talent in the organisation of the Danish music scene in the early twentieth century.