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Miss Julie
W. Alwyn
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Miss Julie
W. Alwyn
Why has this intense, brilliantly orchestrated, claustrophobically gripping masterpiece been so neglected since its 1977 premiere?' asked Richard Morrison in The
Times of the concert performance in the Barbican that preceded this recording. Miss Julie is Alwyn's last large-scale work, written in 1973-76. Alwyn set his own libretto, based on Strindberg's 1888 play of that title. The naturalistic drama and lifelike characters of that play appealed to Alwyn from an early age - in fact, he previously attempted to compose an opera on Miss Julie in the 1950s. That attempt failed, because of differences with his then librettist, Christopher Hassall. Alwyn believed that in opera, the action should be self-explanatory, arias should serve a dramatic purpose (as opposed to sheer vocal display), characters should sing to each other and not to the audience, ensembles should be minimised and the text should be set to vocal lines that reflect natural speech patterns.
ANNA PATALONG/BBC S. O./SAKARI ORAMO
Media | Musikk CD (Compact Disc) |
Antall plater | 2 |
Utgitt | 10. juli 2020 |
EAN/UPC | 0095115525326 |
Label | CHANDOS CHSA52532 |
Genre | klassisk Opera |
Mål | 161 g (Estimert vekt) |
Dirigent | Sakari Oramo |
Orkester | Bbc Symphony Orchestra |
Solist | Anna Patalong / Rosie Aldridge / Samuel Sakker |