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Medea in Corinto Von Giovanni Simone Mayr 2 2010 JOURNALDie Münchner Opernfreunde 29. Jahrgang Medea in Corinto von Giovanni Simone Mayr – Wiederentdeckung eines (italienischen) Meisterwerks des bayerischen Komponisten er Medea-Stoff wird seit Euripi- der Stadt und befasste sich mit Kom- Vincenzo Bellini und Gaetano Doni- des, der die Tragödie erstmals positionsstudien. Über den Freiherrn zetti. Als Mayr am 2. Dezember 1845 Dim 5. Jahrhundert vor Chris- omas von Bassus gelangte er schließ- in Bergamo starb, hielt Giuseppe Ver- tus auf die Bühne gebracht hat, immer lich nach Italien zu Studienaufent- di die Trauerrede. Mayrs Schaff en wieder in der Kunst, Musik und Litera- halten in Bergamo und Venedig. Hier umfasste ca. 60 Opern, 600 Kirchen- tur aufgegriff en. Im Musiktheater gibt entstanden bereits einige Oratorien musikwerke und viel Kammermusik. es u. a. Vertonungen von F. Cavalli, M.- A. Charpentier, Händel, Vivaldi, Che- Mit der Medea in Corinto gelang Mayr rubini, Benda, Mercadante und Paci- sein wohl größter Erfolg als Opern- ni. Auch Rolf Liebermann bearbeitete komponist. Für die Saison 1813 erhielt 1995 den Medea-Mythos, und am 28. er einen Auftrag für das renommierte Februar diesen Jahres hatte die Ver- Teatro San Carlo in Neapel. Felice Ro- sion des IBS-Ehrenmitglieds Aribert mani, der später berühmte Librettist Reimann erfolgreiche Urauff ührungs- für Rossini, Bellini und den frühen Ver- Premiere in Wien. Für das Ballett di, verfasste mit dem Medea-Stoff sein schufen Samuel Barber und John Neu- erstes, selbstständiges Libretto und meier Medea-Produktionen. Bis heute bezog sich dabei im Wesentlichen auf am erfolgreichsten blieb jedoch Che- die Tragödie des Euripides: Giasone, rubinis Medée, nicht zuletzt deshalb, Führer der Argonauten, hat mit Hilfe weil sich Maria Callas der Titelpartie der kolchischen Königstochter Medea annahm und damit Furore machte. das Goldene Vlies geraubt und die Zau- berin geheiratet. Hier nun beginnt die Nach der Urauff ührung seiner Medea Handlung bei Mayr: Jahre später, Gia- in Corinto 1813 im Teatro San Carlo Giovanni Simone Mayr um 1813 sone hat sich von Medea und den bei- in Neapel erstrahlte jedoch der Stern den gemeinsamen Kindern getrennt, eines anderen Komponisten in Italien: und 1794 seine erste Oper Saff o. 1802 um als Bräutigam Creusas, der Toch- der von Giovanni Simone Mayr. Wer wurde Mayr zum Maestro di Capella an ter Creontes, des Königs von Korinth, war der für uns bis vor ein paar Jahren der Basilika Santa Maria Maggiore in ronfolger zu werden. Medea verbün- fast unbekannte Komponist? Er wurde Bergamo gewählt, ein Amt, das er trotz det sich mit Creusas abgewiesenem am 14. Juni 1763 in Mendorf, ca. 25 verlockender Angebote bis an sein Le- früheren Freier Egeo von Athen. Die km von Ingolstadt entfernt, als Johann bensende innehatte. festliche Hochzeit Giasones wird zum Simon Mayr geboren. Sein Vater war Blutgericht, Medea tötet die Braut Organist, er erteilte seinem Sohn den Mayr, in Italien nun mit den Vorna- durch ein vergiftetes Kleid, erdolcht in ersten Musikunterricht. Die weitere men Giovanni Simone, gilt als der einem Anfall von Raserei ihre Kinder Schulausbildung erfolgte im Benedik- „Vater der italienischen Oper“ – er war und lässt Giasone vernichtet zurück. tinerkloster Weltenburg, wo er bereits der „Bayer, der zu jener Zeit Italiens Romani veränderte gegenüber Cheru- als virtuoser Klavierspieler hervortrat. Opern schrieb“ (M. Brug). Er wurde binis Medée die Personenkonstellation 1777 schrieb er sich an der Landesuni- schnell zur Berühmtheit, Napoleon wesentlich durch die Einführung der versität in Ingolstadt ein und studierte bot ihm die Stelle eines Operndirek- Gestalt des Egeo, wodurch eine echte Philosophie, Medizin und Jura. Seine tors in Paris an, Constanze Mozart bat Symmetrie der beiden Paare entsteht, eigentliche Liebe aber galt der Musik: ihn um die Ausbildung ihres Sohnes. die die Heirat Giasones mit Creusa J. S. Mayr spielte Orgel in der Kirche Seine bekanntesten Schüler wurden zum doppelten Verrat werden lässt. MEDEA IN CORINTO VON GIOVANNI SIMONE MAYR den darin alles fi nden, was sie suchen INHALT und was ihnen von Nutzen sein wird.“ Die Premiere seiner Medea in Corinto 1/2 Medea in Corinto von wurde für Mayr zum großen Triumph Giovanni Simone Mayr bei Publikum und Kritik, nicht zu- 3 Veranstaltungen letzt wegen der Sängerin der Medea, 4 Rudens Turku Isabella Colbran – der späteren Frau 5 Johannes Debus Rossinis. Interessant am Rande ist, 6 Peter Eötvös und dass Maria Garcia (später berühmt als Albert Ostermaier Dorendorf Tanja T+T Foto, Foto: Maria Malibran), die Tochter des Egeo- 7 Nikolaus Bachler 8 Anton Dermota zum 100. Geb. Interpreten Manuel Garcia, bereits in 9 Giulietta Simionato zum 100. dieser Auff ührung in der stummen Rolle eines der beiden Kinder Medeas 10 Lorin Maazel zum 80. Geb. / Einladung zur MVG auftrat. Der außerordentliche Erfolg 11 ielemann zum Tod von von Mayrs Medea blieb nicht auf Nea- W. Wagner / Wanderungen pel beschränkt. Die Oper wurde in halb 12 Europa nachgespielt, von Dresden bis Rossinis Moïse et Pharaon Medea in Corinto, St. Gallen 2009 in Nürnberg Bergamo (1821), von der Mailänder Scala bis zum éâtre Italien in Paris 13 Rossinis Barbier von Sevilla in München (Das andere (1823), vom King’s eatre in London bung des Werks. In Zusammenarbeit Opernensemble) (1826 – 1850) bis zur Kaiserlichen mit dem Ricordi Verlag wurde eine 14 Besprechungen Hofoper in Wien (1829). Mit der Rolle quellenkritische Neuedition der Me- dieser Medea begründete auch Giudit- dea, basierend auf Mayrs Autograf 15 Besprechungen ta Pasta ihre Karriere und ihren Ruhm. aus Bologna von 1821 erstellt, die 16 Ausstellungen Erst nach der Urauff ührung von Belli- ihre Erstauff ührung im Oktober 2009 nis Norma 1831 an der Mailänder Scala am eater St. Gallen erlebte. Diese Mayr komponierte die Oper zuerst mit geriet Mayrs Medea in Corinto, die bis Oper war ein lang gehegter Lieblings- Secco-Rezitativen, wie damals für eine dahin auch einige, dem Zeitgeschmack wunsch des jetzigen dortigen Opern- Opera Seria üblich, arbeitete jedoch folgende Umarbeitungen über sich direktors Peter Heilker (vorher Dra- auf Wunsch des Intendanten des San ergehen lassen musste, allmählich in maturg in München), den er – noch Carlo die Partitur um. Zahlreiche Re- Vergessenheit. vor der Auff ührung in München im zitativpassagen wurden gekürzt, und Juni 2010 – mit dem früheren Hausre- alle Rezitative erhielten nach fran- Erst anlässlich des 200. Geburtstages gisseur von Sir Peter Jonas, David Al- zösischem Vorbild (Neapel stand zu Johann Simon Mayrs 1963 erinnerte den, mit großem Erfolg verwirklichte. dieser Zeit unter französischer Herr- man sich wieder seiner Medea, und es schaft) Instrumentalbegleitung. Gi- ist der Initiative von Heinrich Bauer In München wird der Altmeister des asone sollte ursprünglich von einem und dem damaligen Redakteur beim Regietheaters, Hans Neuenfels, nun Mezzo gesungen werden, doch auch Bayerischen Rundfunk, Siegfried Gos- Mayrs Medea in Corinto mit großer hier gewann der französische Einfl uss: lich, zu danken, dass am 13. Juni un- Besetzung inszenieren. Wir sind ge- Er wurde zum Tenor. Mayrs Musik ist ter der Leitung von Robert Heger eine spannt auf seine Interpretation dieses noch sehr stark von der Wiener Klas- konzertante Auff ührung der Medea in großartigen Werks, dem auch heute sik geprägt, und doch ist die Sprache Corinto im Herkulessaal der Münch- noch ein Platz im Repertoire gebührt. des Belcanto schon spürbar, sein Emp- ner Residenz stattfand. Weitere Auf- fi nden für Melos italienisch geformt. führungen folgten nun in New York Hans Köhle Die großen Arien der Medea werden (1969), Düsseldorf (1971), Wexford konzertant begleitet von der Violine, (1974), Bern (1975), Neapel (1977, mit In eigener Sache Harfen sind bei der Arie der Creusa Leyla Gencer). Von den Auff ührungen zu hören. Es gibt große instrumentale in New York und Neapel existieren In unserer neuen Web-Rubrik Aktuelles (www.opernfreundemuenchen.de) fi n- Einleitungen, subtile Orchesterfarben auch CD-Aufnahmen, außerdem gibt den Sie, und das jederzeit – auch wenn es und groß angelegte, durchkomponierte es eine exzellente Studioaufnahme mal kurzfristig ist – neue Kulturnachrich- Szenen. Schon Rossini schrieb auf der von Opera Rara aus dem Jahr 1993. ten und zahlreiche Hinweise auf inter- Höhe seines Ruhmes: „Die Komponis- Die 1995 gegründete Simon Mayr-Ge- essante Veranstaltungen, Sendungen in ten unserer Tage sollten die Opern un- sellschaft in Ingolstadt intensivierte Radio und TV etc. Bitte nutzen Sie diesen seres Papa Mayr studieren, und sie wer- die Bemühungen um eine Wiederbele- Service – Reinschauen lohnt sich! 2 VERANSTALTUNGEN KÜNSTLERGESPRÄCHE KÜNSTLERGESPRÄCHE KULTURZEIT Soile Isokoski Terence Kohler Musikalischer Stadtspaziergang durch In München ist die fi nnische Sopranistin 18-jährig kam Terence Kohler an die München dieses Frühjahr als Madame Lidoine in Akademie des Tanzes in Mannheim, Wegen der großen Nachfrage wiederholen der Neuinszenierung von Poulencs Dialo- wo Birgit Keil seine tänzerische und wir die Führung mit omas Krehahn gues des Carmélites zu erleben. choreografi sche Begabung förderte. 2004 durch die Münchner Innenstadt auf den Freitag, 16. April 2010, 19.00 Uhr wurde er als Tänzer und Choreograf ans Spuren großer Komponisten und Musiker. Moderation: Jakobine Kempkens Badische Staatstheater engagiert und in Sonntag, 25. April 2010 (2 Std.) den Folgejahren mehrfach ausgezeich- Treff : 14.45 Uhr, Richard-Strauss-Brun- Cornelia von Kerssenbrock/ net. Ende der Spielzeit 2007/2008 löste nen (Neuhauser Str.,
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