One Sunday, the following September.Ĭharlotte and Albert, married for three months, are taking a walk, where the pastor’s golden wedding anniversary is being celebrated. He insists she keep her vow, yet he cannot imagine she will marry someone else. When the Bailiff calls out from the house that Albert has returned and Charlotte explains he is her fiancé, Werther’s hope is shattered. Charlotte and Werther arrive home from the ball in the moonlight and, inspired by the romantic mood, Werther declares his love to her. He tells her sister Sophie that he will surprise Charlotte in the morning. They leave for the ball, and shortly thereafter Charlotte’s fiancé, Albert, returns unexpectedly from his trip. Watching her care for her siblings, he is smitten by the beautiful Charlotte. The Bailiff says his oldest daughter, Charlotte, whose fiancé is out of town, will be attending the ball with a visiting poet named Werther.Īs the sun sets, Werther arrives. A pair of neighbours, Schmidt and Johann, watch and gossip about that night’s village ball. It’s only July, but the Bailiff, a widower, is teaching his six youngest children a carol they’ll be performing at Christmas. A midsummer’s day outside the home of the Bailiff. It is loosely based on Goethe’s epistolary novel The Sorrows of Young Werther, which was based both on fact and on Goethe’s own early life. This exquisite concert performance will vividly capture the unforgettable cut of its melodies, the intoxicating colors of its Sicilian atmosphere, and the urgent, heart-racing pace of its drama, which has few equals in the repertoire.Werther is an opera in four acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Édouard Blau, Paul Milliet and Georges Hartmann. As an opera, Cavalleria Rusticana is one of the most enduring works for the stage, and its extraordinary popularity has never waned. Paolo Spadaro leads the Israel Sinfonietta Be`er Sheva, the Tel Aviv Philharmonic Choir, and a cast of outstanding Jerusalem Lyric Opera soloists in Pietro Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana. And along with it, it brought peasants, wandering comedians, the poor, and the destitute to the world`s most prominent stages - as opposed to traditional opera aristocrats, historical figures, or heroes of legends. Pietro Mascagni`s opera "Cavalleria Rusticana" was created from such emotions, which formed the features and values of verismo.
When there is more passion than love, and more hatred than faith. Museum of Italian Jewish Art, Hillel str, 27, Jerusalemĭec-27 20:00 P.Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana These two-star sopranos will be accompanied by the superb Sonia Mazar.Įnjoy a marvelous recital, bringing to life the rich heritage of Baroque opera –the acme of musical enjoyment and the entertaining element of cultic stardom alike. Extra spice is added by the fact that these present-day divas will also perform arias that, in the Baroque era, were the province of male singers. With tongue-in-cheek humor, present-day primadonnas Monica Schwartz and Rivka Falk follow in the footsteps of their passionate predecessors. They were fierce competitors, even resorting to fisticuffs on stage. The Haendel performers Francesca Cuzzoni and Faustina Bordoni were among the most acclaimed divas of the Baroque age. Thus, it comes as no surprise that these singers reached cultic status and stardom, which eventually led to legendary rivalries. In Baroque opera – and especially in Neapolitan opera – the “prima donna” and “primo uomo” were so important that they could in fact give famous composers instructions as to what they wanted their arias to be like. Star singers were essential for the success of Handel’s opera seasons, but sometimes they could be more trouble than they were worth. Nov-13 20:00 Shepherd`s Magic: Duel of Divas
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