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PARSIFAL Subota, 9 Richard Wagner PARSIFAL Subota, 9. ožujka 2013., 18 sati Foto: Metropolitan opera Richard Wagner PARSIFAL Subota, 9. ožujka 2013., 18 sati SNIMKA THE MET: LIVE IN HD SERIES IS MADE POSSIBLE BY A GENEROUS GRANT FROM ITS FOUNDING SPONZOR Neubauer Family Foundation GLOBAL CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP OF THE MET LIVE IN HD IS PROVIDED BY THE HD BRODCASTS ARE SUPPORTED BY Richard Wagner PARSIFAL Ein Bühnenweihfestspiel / Sveani posvetni prikaz u tri ina Libreto: Richard Wagner prema Wolframu von Eschenbachu SUBOTA, 9. OŽUJKA 2013. POČETAK U 18 SATI. Praizvedba: Bayreuth, 26. srpnja 1882. Prva hrvatska izvedba: Narodno kazalište u Zagrebu, 28. travnja 1922. Prva izvedba u Metropolitanu: 24. prosinca 1903. Prva izvedba ove produkcije: 15. veljače 2013. PARSIFAL Jonas Kaufmann REDATELJ François Girard KUNDRY Katarina Dalayman SCENOGRAF Michael Levine GURNEMANZ René Pape KOSTIMOGRAF Thibault AMFORTAS Peter Mattei Vancraenenbroeck KLINGSOR Evgenij Nikitin OBLIKOVATELJ RASVJETE David Finn TITUREL Rúni Brattaberg Solisti, Zbor i orkestar Metropolitana OBLIKOVATELJ VIDEA Peter Flaherty ZBOROVOĐA Donald Palumbo KOREOGRAFKINJA Carolyn Choa DIRIGENT Daniele Gatti DRAMATURG Serge Lamothe Foto: Metropolitan opera Metropolitan Foto: Radnja se događa u dvorcu Montsalvat u Španjolskoj u srednjem vijeku. Parsifal nije samo opera - Parsifal je misija u kojoj je Wagner, već potkraj života, težio pomirenju svih aspekta svoje duhovnosti. To je sveto djelo u povijesti glazbe. François Girard Stanka poslije prvoga i drugoga čina. Svršetak oko 23 sata i 50 minuta. Tekst: njemački. Titlovi: engleski. Foto: Metropolitan opera Metropolitan Foto: Sveti gral, posuda iz koje je Spasitelj pio na Nesvjestan ljudske slabosti, pao je pod utjecaj posljednjoj veeri, dan je na uvanje Titurelu Kundry i zaboravio svoje poslanstvo. Dopustio i njegovim kršanskim vitezovima. Njima je je da mu iz ruke ispadne sveto koplje koje je povjereno i oružje za obranu od bezbožnika prihvatio Klingsor kojega je došao ubiti. Sam - sveto koplje - kojim je rimski vojnik ranio Amfortas teško je ranjen pred vitezovima koji Spasitelja. Da bi što bolje uvao tu svetinju, su mu pritekli u pomo. Titurel, kralj nad zemljom gralskih vitezova, Amfortasovoj rani nema lijeka. Gubi snagu, dao je sagraditi dvorac Montsalvat, na visokoj a time slabi i mo vitezova. Ranu bi mogao hridi, okrenut arapskoj Španjolskoj. To je zacijeljeti samo dodir svetoga koplja koje je i simboliki odnos kršanstva prema poganskom zadalo ranu. svijetu, posebice prema arobnjaku Klingsoru, Jedan jedini stvor može koplje oteti Klingsoru. neprijatelju dobroga. Klingsoru s vremena To mora biti “nevin-lud“ mladi bez grijeha, na vrijeme uspijeva privui gralske vitezove u reiner Tor. On nee podlei aroliji Klingsorova svoj arobni vrt i oni ne mogu odoljeti arima vrta, odoljet e joj i, svjestan Amfortasove njegovih cvjetnih djevojaka i njihove glavne krivnje, iz sažaljenja prema njemu, smatrajui arobnice Kundry, žene jedinstvene ljepote. svojim spasom njegovo ozdravljenje, domoi e ak je i Amfortas, kojemu je ostarjeli Titurel se svetog koplja i zacijeljeti njime Amfortasovu povjerio uvanje grala, podlegao njihovim ranu. Gralski vitezovi oekuju tog istog arima. Željan poeti vladavinu uništenjem nepoznavatelja grijeha. Pobjeda Parsifala Klingsorova carstva, Amfortas je neoprezno nad Klingsorom pobjeda je kršanstva nad ušao u arobni vrt s namjerom da ga ubije. poganstvom. 6 · Metropolitan u Lisinskom: Sezona 2012./2013. Foto: Metropolitan opera Metropolitan Foto: PRVI IN od iste smrti. No mladi je ostavio majku i U šumi oko dvorca gdje borave, Gurnemanz krenuo u svijet, a ona je od tuge umrla. Kundry i gralski vitezovi pokušavaju izlijeiti je umorna i želi samo mir. Mladi je naivan Amfortasovu ranu. Pripremaju mu kupelj. i hrabar i Gurnemazu se uini da bi baš on Kundry je donijela poseban arapski balzam, mogao spasiti Amfortasa. Poziva ga da bude na ali Amfortas zna da mu može pomoi samo obredu grala (Du siehst, mein Sohn, zum Raum “samilošu prosvijetljen nevin-lud“ (Durch wird hier die Zeit - Vidiš, sine moj, tu vrijeme Mitleid wissend der reiner Tor). Gurnemanz postaje prostor). pria o Kundry, o tome kako uvijek pomaže Vitezovi se okupljaju (Zum letzten Liebesmahle vitezovima, a nikada ne traži zahvalnost. Možda - K zadnjoj ljubavnoj gozbi). Titurel traži od želi okajati neku prošlu kletvu? Gurnemanz Amfortasa da obavi obred i otkrije gral (Mein nastavlja priu o Amfortasu, arobnici i Sohn, Amfortas, bis du am Amt? - Amfortase, sine Klingsoru, gralu, svetom koplju. Na pozornicu moj, vršiš li službu?). Mladi prati obred, ali pada strelicom proboden labud. Ubio ga je ne uspijeva shvatiti njegovo znaenje i smisao. mladi. Gurnemanz ga prekorava i ispituje Gurnemanz je razoaran i šalje ga da nastavi odakle je, tko mu je otac, tko ga je poslao na svojim putem. put, kako se zove, ali mladi ništa ne zna. Zna jedino da mu se mati zvala Herzeleide i da su živjeli u divljini. Ali Kundry zna da mu je otac DRUGI IN Gamuret bio ratnik i da je poginuo u boju, a U svojem dvorcu, Klingsor budi usnulu majka ga je povela u divljinu želei ga spasiti Kundry koja zaziva utonue u dubok san i 7 · Metropolitan u Lisinskom: Sezona 2012./2013. Foto: Metropolitan opera Metropolitan Foto: smrt. Zahtijeva od nje da namami mladia koji Kundry, našto ga ona naziva okrutnikom - se približava dvorcu. To je, naravno, Parsifal. Grausamer! - koji nema milosti prema njoj, a Cvjetne djevojke okružuju ga i mame svojim i ona sama za njom vapi. Kad joj se on i dalje arima, ali on im odolijeva. No tad se pojavi vrsto odupire, proklinje ga i poziva Klingsora. Kundry i zazove ga imenom kojim ga je zvala Parsifal oduzima Klingsoru koplje kojim ga je mati - Parsifal. I nastaje prizor zavoenja koji on trebao ubiti. Tim svetim kopljem ini znak vješta Kundry izvodi upotrebljavajui svu svoju križa i arobnjakov se dvorac urušava. mo. Najprije mu kaže da ga je tim imenom u dalekoj Arabiji nazvao otac Gamuret dok je još bio u majinoj utrobi, a zatim mu pria o majci (Ich sah das Kind an seiner Mutter Brust - Vidjeh TREI IN dijete na majinim grudima). Majka nije željela Prošle su godine. Ostarjeli Gurnemanz da sin kroi oevim stopama i da ga stigne pronalazi obamrlu Kundry u gruboj skora smrt pa ga je odgajala u neznanju. Ali pokajnikoj halji slinoj onoj u prvome inu. jednoga dana on ju je napustio, krenuo u svijet Ona ga prepoznaje. Spremna je i dalje služiti, i nije se više vratio... i njezino je srce puklo ali nije više ista. Možda e i za nju doi dan od tuge. Kundry mu nudi utjehu i daje prvi spasenja - razmišlja sijedi starac. Približava poljubac ljubavi. Parsifal je zbunjen. No padne se vitez u oklopu sa štitom i kopljem, a mu na pamet Amfortas (Amfortas! - Die Wunde! Gurnemanz ga upozorava da oružju nema - Amfortas! Rana!) i shvaa smisao odricanja mjesta na dan Velikog petka. Naposljetku od putenih želja radi otkupljenja. Odbacuje ga prepoznaje. To je Parsifal, onaj koji e 8 · Metropolitan u Lisinskom: Sezona 2012./2013. Foto: Metropolitan opera Metropolitan Foto: svojim kopljem - a to je sveto koplje - donijeti spas Amfortasu i otkriti gral. Pozdravlja ga kao novog uvara grala. Kundry mu u znak poniznosti opere noge i posuši ih kosom. On je krsti vodom s izvora. Poinje ar Velikog petka. Gurnemanz i Kundry obaviju Parsifala viteškim plaštem i Gurnemanz ga vodi u veliku opera Metropolitan Foto: dvoranu grala. Vitezovi pozivaju Amfortasa da otkrije gral, no on je nemoan i zaziva smrt. Vitezovi ne odustaju, ali on je uvjeren da ništa nee zacijeljeti njegovu ranu. No tada Parsifal koji se neprimjeen približio, pobjedonosno najavljuje da e jedno oružje valjati za tu svrhu - Ner eine Waffe taugt - sveto koplje u njegovoj ruci. Njime dotakne Amfortasovu ranu i Amfortas je spašen, a Parsifal od njega preuzima dužnost da otkrije gral. On to ini, blažena svjetlost obavija prisutne, Kundry lagano umire. Svi pjevaju Erlösung dem Erlöser! - Otkupitelju otkupljenje! 9 · Metropolitan u Lisinskom: Sezona 2012./2013. Foto: Metropolitan opera Metropolitan Foto: opera Metropolitan Foto: Jonas Kaufmann Réne Pape VEČERAŠNJI INTERPRETI u Tosci i Tamina u Čarobnoj fruli i bliži se pedesetom nastupu. Profinjen je i koncertni Naslovnu ulogu pjeva velika operna zvijezda pjevač. Gurnemanz je njemački bas nazvan današnjice, njemački tenor Jonas Kaufmann bas crni dijamant, Réne Pape (1964.). Rođen (1969.), kojega pamtimo kao Siegmunda u Walküri u Met Live in HD pretprošle i Fausta u Dresdenu i školovan u glasovitom Dresdner prošle sezone. Nakon nastupa u manjim Kreuzchoru i na tamošnjem Konzervatoriju, ulogama još u vrijeme studija u Münchenu, debitirao je 1988. u berlinskoj Državnoj operi počeo je karijeru 1994. u Saarbrückenu kao i postao njezin član. Međunarodni ugled lirski mozartovski tenor, nastupima u Čarobnoj stekao je 1995. kad ga je sir Georg Solti fruli, Otmici iz saraja i u Titusu. Već je 1999. odabrao za Sarastra u Čarobnoj fruli. Iste je pjevao na Salzburškim svečanim igrama, a godine prvi put nastupio u Metropolitanu kao od 2001. član je Opere u Zürichu. Pažljivo Govornik u istoj operi. Od tada je stalno u njegujući svoj lijepi glas, doveo ga je do lirico- njemu, ostvario je dvadesetak velikih i glavnih spinto tenora, sjajnog Don Joséa na otvorenju uloga i više od 180 nastupa. Najčešće je sezone u Scali 2009. s Carmen, te Lohengrina pjevao Mefistofelea u Faustu, u kojoj smo ga na Bayreuthskim svečanim igrama 2010. i na ulozi gledali i slušali u Met Live in HD, Filipa otvorenju ove sezone u Scali. U Metropolitanu u Don Carlu, Leporella u Don Giovanniju, je prvi put nastupio 2006. kao Alfredo u Traviati Kralja Heinricha u Lohengrinu, Kralja Markea i tu je ulogu najčešće u njemu pjevao. U Metu u Tristanu i Izoldi, Pognera u Majstorima je još ostvario Don Joséa, Cavaradossija pjevačima i Rocca u Fideliju. Časopis Opera 10 · Metropolitan u Lisinskom: Sezona 2012./2013. Foto: Metropolitan opera Metropolitan Foto: opera Metropolitan Foto: Katarina Dalayman Evgenij Nikitin News nazvao ga je najkarizmatičnijim svjetskim Faustu. Ostvarila je četrdesetak nastupa. basom, a njemačka kritika proglasila ga je Bariton Peter Mattei (1965.) ugled je stekao 2006.
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