Name: I vespri siciliani
Start: 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2021-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Grieghallen

Organization

Singer

Soprano

Iano Tamar

The Duchess Elena

Baritone

Carlos Almaguer

Guido di Montfort

Bass

Wojtek Gierlach

Giovanni da Procida

Tenor

Michal Lehotský

Arrigo

Jørgen Magnus Haslum

Lord of Bethune

Åsmund Drotning

The count of Vaudemont

Geir Dancke Molvik

Tebaldo

Stage director

Daniel Bohr

Conductor

Anne Randine Øverby

Lighting designer

Jens Lange

Opera Bergen

Italian

I vespri siciliani -  (The Sicilian Vespers)

Bergen

Norway

Grieghallen

I vespri siciliani Verdi

Public

The Sicilian Vespers

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Costume designer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Makeup artist

Orchestra

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Set designer

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Bass-baritone

Countertenor

Contralto

Mezzo-soprano

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

In May 2021, Opera Bergen will present Verdi's opera I Vespri Siciliani (Italian Vespers) in the Grieg Hall - and help give residents of Bergen the opportunity for a rare opera experience.

The music is vital and easily accessible, and the theme, like several of Verdi's masterpieces, is current and universal

In Vespri Siciliani is a story about a people or country that is occupied or captured by foreign and tyrannical powers, and where the rebellion of the conquered Southerners is below the surface. The mixture of vengeance over abuse, grief over loss and longing for freedom is a potent energy that can be triggered in an instant under given circumstances or events.

It is the narrative of the human dilemmas that arise under the current political and societal framework; dilemmas between duty and love, between obedience and rebellion, between the personal and the collective and between revenge and reconciliation.

In the face of these main characters, and through their role interpretations, and not least Verdi's fabulous music and orchestration, the audience has the opportunity to be touched emotionally, intellectually and socially - and in this way the art form and work has a potential for various forms of reflection.

English

Opera Bergen vil i mai 2021 presentere Verdis opera I Vespri Siciliani (Italiensk vesper) i Grieghallen – og bidra til å gi hjemmeværende bergensere mulighet til en sjelden operaopplevelse.

Musikken er vital og lett tilgjengelig, og tematikken er som flere av Verdis storverk aktuell og universell

I Vespri Siciliani er en fortelling om et folk eller land som er okkupert eller hærtatt av fremmede og tyranniske makter, og hvor opprørstrangen hos de erobrede syder under overflaten. Blandingen av hevngjerrighet over overgrep, sorg over tap og frihetslengsel er en potent energi som kan utløses på et øyeblikk under gitte omstendigheter eller hendelser.

Det er fortellingen om de menneskelige dilemmaer som oppstår under de gjeldende politiske og samfunnsmessige rammene; dilemmaer mellom plikt og kjærlighet, mellom lydighet og opprør, mellom det personlige og det kollektive og mellom hevn og forsoning.

I møte med disse hovedkarakterene, og gjennom deres rolletolkninger, og ikke minst Verdis fabelaktige musikk og orkestrering, får publikum anledning til å berøres emosjonelt, intellektuelt og samfunnsmessig – og på denne måten har kunstformen og verket et potensial for ulike former for refleksjon.

norsk

The Sicilian Vespers by Verdi, From (2021/2021), Directed by Daniel Bohr,, Conductor Anne Randine Øverby, Grieghallen, Bergen, Norway

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Programme, About & Synopsis

Photos

Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues

Venues