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Mozart Elektra e Richard Strauss Fidello e Ludwig van Beethoven Billy Budd • Benjamin Britten El matrlmonio secreto e Domenico Cimarosa Manon • Juies Massenet La Dolores • Tomés Bretón Siegfried e Richard Wagner ---Mann81"dM&A.,. unMartini., .. es mas Film y Crema Rcvitalízantes Antiarrugas Porquc en materia de seducción. lo mas difícil no es seducir, sino permancccr. UnJ ptqUC"II.\ •t~loiJ.t IUIIIO al ntlmulo. Anrlarru~ po.rquc ofo urw. tr.t ~YC k oli"!'!·' anae el rcuu~n la apr¡trkJOn ck I~ llrniJU. HavPiet et pe-fo, ) de rt~rut .e .\ltntc u,_e4 concrlbu)cndo a b rcM\'IIC:~ dc 1.1,_, llmenat~"liJ.l. Sin tP'bMtto. tam.t.' ha etI uJa,. tldo u11rd tan bcll:t can f'tlfUC10f'l U Crema. .lttvh111imnte • HubhaPd Entonctt, ¿p.)r qu~ no u•ulr An1 l11rru¡:n ff' un.1 crema dc noc:hc, tléndolo?. l bnlcl lt u\!ol:l~rd À)tt lc l1¡ctra. f6cll de apllc-~&r, qwc 6 ofr\"Cet it<l" ptoducl04 a propladot PI''" lnmcdhu:.mcncc ab&orbldJ U~ ttd • El fïlnfRcvh:.llt.. ,mc :7f!¡~ Sc! ltlll.a J e l.lCrtm:. Antlrrv~M ca U'n.tt b.uc de mJaqulllaJe: RcvhaiiJ.lRICI AnlilUtU)t.'f )' dui rum lnvlslbk. que t&lfmu1a 'f nuuc su piti. Rcvh•lluncc Antlarrugn11, Afoll u nad~mtnlc. lll fuvencud Rcvllallt:.ncu pnrque e• un fu t~:o en tl 4WC a Iu tnult'N:S ptOpoteJ(II'IIUI !I J\1 ,WC'f 1.111 \C'tdildtfO k: t ol~ ~rmhJJ o hiiCC'r un poco dc tramp:.. todo el día, toda la noche tabaco souvenlrs foto-cine discos cassettes postales ..M , caramelos perfumeria oI revistas libreria regalos bar snack-cafeteria Mirador RESTAURANTE INTERMEZZO i a todas horas ! cuando saiga, I e esperamos en CJRUSSTCRE LICECJ Donde exista sincronizació~ donde 1uzya una magnífica ejecución, Estreno en España de donde todo movimiento sea perfecto, allí estara siempre Banco Atlantico. BILLY BUDO Opera en dos actos libreto de E. M. FORSTER y ERIC CROZIER según la obra de Herman Melville Música de BENJAMIN BRITTEN DOMINGO 26 DE ENERO DE 1975 - TARDE 15.• de propiedad y abono a tardes I BILLY BUDO por la WELSH NATIONAL OPERA DE CAROIFF Reparto por orden de aparición en escena Capitan Vere NIGEL DOUGLAS Primer piloto RALPH HAMER Segundo piloto PETER MASSOCCHI Mr. Fllnt, Patrón del barco BRVAN DRAKE Bosun HENRY NEWMAN Donald MICHAEL RIPPON VIgia NEVILLE ACKERMAN El Novato ARTHUR DAVIES Squeak, Cabo de a bordo CHARLES LEWIS Mr. Redburn, primer T eniente JULIAN MOVLE Mr. Ratcliffe, Teniente DAVID GWVNNE Claggart. Jefe de Vigilancla FORBES ROBINSON Red Whiskers STUART KALE Arthur Jones GORDON WHVTE Billy Budd THOMAS ALLEN El Compañero del Novato ERIC ROBERTS Dansker FRANK OLEGARIO Grumete NIGEL DAVIES Marinero JAMES MILLER-COBURN Una voz RHVS DEVLIN Guardiamarinas DAVID PERRINS ROBERT NEWTON CHRISTOPHER PARSONS JONATHAN CROS S Coro masculino de la WELSH NATIONAL OPERA Marineros, Artilleros. Tambores Director de Orquesta RICHARD AMSTRONG Director de Escena MICHAEL GELIOT Decorados ROGER BUTLIN Decorados, Vestuarlo y accesorios propiedad por la WELSH NATIONAL OPERA. - Ayudante de Decorados: George Hunt. - Decorados confeccionados por Rita Taylor y Peter Raymond. - Los niños que aparecen en escena cuentan con el amable permlso del Director de la Bishop of landaff School, Cardiff. OROUESTA SINFONICA DEL GRAN TEATRO DEL LICEO 7 Lo que representa el estreno Promotora lnmobiliaria, sja. de BILLY BUDO de Benjamín Britten Ou verdadera acontecimiento puede calificarse el estreno de esta lmportante ópera del llustre compositor inglés Benjamin Britten. primera del mismo que se estrena en nuestro país. Ello también dara Jugar a la presentación en España de una Compañla completa britanica que en idioma original daré a conocer, con todos los elementos necesarios una interesantrsima producción del repertorio operlstico de aquel país. A este efecto se han trasladado a Barcelona todos los elementos necesarios para tal acontecimiento, en un total que supera el centenar de personas. incluyendo los solis· tas necesarlos para el copiosa reparto de esta ópera, coro masculina de cincuenta voces, artistas infantiles para di· versos papaies, y todos los elementos técnicos necesarios para el importante montaje escénico, luminotecnia, efec­ tes especiales, etc. Para dar una impresión del esfuerzo desarrollado, téngase presente que los decorades. elementos corpóreos. vestua­ rio, armeria, atrez.zo, etc. necesarios para tan importante realización, tienen un peso superior a cincuenta toneladas. • Nunca hasta el presente se había llegado a un esfuerzo 11 8 semejante de conseguir tantos e importantes elementos artistlcos para una ópera, que ademas ofrece una curiosa pisos con ideas ~ realización, pues debido a su especial argumento su elen­ co es totalmente masculina. Con tal estreno se abre una importante colaboración con bien hechos la aportación britanica en el total de óperas que se han 11 incluido en el repertorio de este Coliseo. en que al lado desde el principio de las mas dlversas nacionalidades de compositores falta­ ba el llustre nombre de Benjamin Britten, indiscutible pri­ mate de la música moderna actual. tlccmfmt Promotora lnmobiliaria,SIA·Travasera de Gracia72 ·Tel.2188500• - 9 ARGUMENTO acto Los hechos transcurren a b ordo de una nave de guerra de la marina de su Majestad Britanica en el año 1797 durante la guerra contra el gobierno republicana instaurada en Francia después del derrocamiento del Rey Luis XVI. Luego de una breve introducción en la que Vere, un capi­ Uín naval retirada evoca un episodio ocurrido durante sus años de servlclo activo. recuerdo que lo persigue y obse­ siona, se pasa directamente a la acción relacionada con ese trascendental capitulo de su vida. Vere es el coman­ danta del • lndomitable•, nave britanica destinada a vigilar las costas de Francla durante la lucha co ntra las legiones republicanas en el poder en dicho pafs. Para completar la tripulaclón se reclutan hombres provenientes de un barco mercante el •Aights of Man• (Los derechos del hombre) y entre ellos figura Billy Budd, un marinera ca­ paz, que causa inmedlatamente una excelente impresión a los oficiales y trlpulantes, por su apariencia. habilidad y buena disposición. Su sólo aparente detecto es la tarta­ mudez que lo aqueja. Los oficiales extremadamente pre­ ocupados por lo~ recientes matines que tuvieron lugar en la flota. interpretan equivocadamente una referencia de Budd, creyéndolo influenciada por las heréticas ideas con­ tenidas en un libro de Tom Paine. Claggart. el capitan de Armas de la nave, responsable de la disciplina a bordo se encarga de vigilaria. Bajo una falsa apariencia de querer solamente imponer el orden y simular buena voluntad hacia Budd, lo que Claggart real­ mante busca es la ruïna del joven marinera. Es una ma­ nera de venganza que este ser maligno promueve contra la oficialidad toda por la que siente profunda desprecio, y contra el esplritu de bondad que Budd encarna y que considera como lo opuesto a su propia naturaleza. BANCA CATAlANA En el camarote del capitan, los oficiales expresan su aver­ ·CANVIADORS· DEL SEGLE XX sión por el enemiga, algunos en términos de convencional patriotlsmo, Vere lo fundamenta en su repudio por todo \). -'lu~o:m, h.,1iu wu ho: .n.' 00 pt"t p,.'n'IM' ;¡ \Cr-ho. lo que representa tirania. Deploran todos los últimos ma­ Jl,;m '''"'"' ¡) ,\hh.:U S llhhtrud,-1, ,¡~''-'' ,"-; li,ir,~-k•n.L :tqu~~t .art'"' .td, ,,,.._,> ,·.uo~L.m '1"" l'~~~~l ti' :... ._..,"I ,¡.,.1, d"-'HI' ,f., K~,."'¡'"'~-.::u•..'ll l',1rhn: (nu\olhn." ~~·1,..-.-n (çc 1 ll\m \'1~ \fU..: tines. 1\,a¡¡,.:J, C'Jt11.11).1 \ '1\ '""' -t,.);lt.' \\ ha "''ut I. S..,;.ur 'll~ ..,n hi cn,a,.,.t\.·m. En las cublertas bajas los tripulantes, pese a la tirantez 1\"1'\ ¡u~· '' \ ,·.~,. \1~ th•l''l' i ,., Iu ..t ... mllklu~·u. 'lol.~ur liUt.' ""u Lu uru hr.ulW .. hf,·rmt. p,-ru •.M nul,.¡)( rn¡rk., del ambiente, cantan y se muestran alegres. dk:llt . ~... , ,,., 10 - Billy sorprende a Squeak en un procedimiento equivoco tratando de despojarlo de algunos efectos personales. Am­ bos se lanzan a la lucha. Claggart quien ha inducido a Squeak para cometer este acto de rateria aparece en el momento de la pelea, hace el elogio de Budd e hipócrita­ mente condena a su contrincante. Claggart adula y al mismo tiempo aterroriza a un joven marlnero apodado el Novato. quien ya ha sido brutalmente golpeado con el fin de imponerle la aceptación de sobor­ nar a Budd con oro. Este, indignada, rechaza la vil suge­ rencia pero no repara en la advertencia que le hace el viejo Dansker sobre los torpes propósitos de Claggart para desacreditaria. acta 11 En la misma nave Un barco enemigo es avistado y la t ripulación se prepara ansiosamente para la lucha. pero la niebla implde dar~e caza. Claggart se presenta ante el capitan para informaria que Budd ha estado fomentando un motin. Vere rehúsa darle crédito pero se ve obligado a cumplir con su deber realizando una indagación al respecto. En el camarote del capitan, Budd es acusado por Clag­ gart. Confundido y enfurecido por la falsa acusación, Billy al perder el domlnio de sus palabras se abalanza sobre Claggart, lo golpea y le da muerte. Vere debe entonces recurrir a la formación de un Consejo de Guerra.
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