BRUNO MADERNA : Satyricon

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Format: CD [MO782174]
Shipping Weight: 0.1lbs
Label: Montaigne

2,852円

'Satyricon is a chamber opera by Bruno Maderna with a libretto adapted by Ian Strasfogel and the composer from Petronius. It was written during Maderna's last illness in 1973 and premiered as part of the Holland Festival on 16 March 1976, in Scheveningen, The Netherlands.

The work consists of 16 unordered numbers (with the option of placing taped numbers between them) and the collage effect extends to the music, which relies heavily on pastiche. It is uncertain to what extent this "open" form was a product of the composer’s inclination to semi-improvisational music theatre, or to the urgency of composition at a time when Maderna’s terminal illness was increasingly becoming evident (Fearn 1992). There are four singers, employing respectively English & German, French, wordless vocalise, and Latin: the host Trimalchio (tenor, doubling as the merchant Habinnas), his wife Fortunata (mezzo-soprano), Criside (Soprano), and Eumolpus (Bass). At its premiere, the role of Fortunata was created by Debria Brown. It is suggested that tape music may be used between scenes; the 2004 revival in Darmstadt included dialogue and a number of additional spoken roles.'

Tracklist
1 Introduction (+ Bande 1)
2 Fortunata Aria
3 Trimalchio E Le Flatulenze
4 Orchestral Improvisation: "Food Machine"
5 The Money
6 Erotica (+ Bande 2)
7 Lady Luck
8 Trimalchio E Le Flatulenze (Reprise + Bande 3)
9 La Matrona Di Efeso
10 Trimalchio And Animals (+ Bande 4)
11 Cariera Di Trimalchio
12 Criside 1
13 Criside 2
14 Love's Ecstasy
15 Fortunata E Eumolpus
16 Eumolpus Fuga
17 Trimalchio Contra Fortunata
18 Scintilla 1 (+ Bande 5)
19 Trimalchio Ed Il Monumento

Credits
Bass Vocals ? Aurio Tomicich
Composed By ? Bruno Maderna
Conductor ? Sandro Gorli
Mezzo-soprano Vocals ? Milagro Vargas
Orchestra ? Divertimento Ensemble
Soprano Vocals ? Liliana Oliveri
Tenor Vocals ? Paul Sperry

Notes
Opera for Orchestra and tape.
Satyricon is based on the play Satyricon by Petronius (~27-66 A.D.).