Ophelias: Death By Water Singing
Ophelias: Death By Water Singing
- Ausgabe Klavierauszug
- Verlag Edition Wilhelm Hansen
- Bestell-Nr. WH31030
Lieferzeit 2-4 Wochen
Beschreibung:
Vocal score / Piano reduction for Ophelias - Death By Water Singing (2006-2007) - Chamber Opera in 13 Scenes. Libretto by Cecilie Loveid.
Commissioned by Opera Vest (Den Nye Opera), Bergen.
Score available: WH31029
Programme Note:
The Danish chronicler Saxo's Amled myth lies behind the famous Hamlet by Shakespeare, thestory about a hero avenging the murder of his father the king. Saxo depicts Amled as mad - but is Shakespeare's Hamlet mad, or is he playing a role? To test Hamlet, a 'date' is arranged with Ophelia.
Hellsteniushas chosen to view things from her perspective and the opera begins at the moment when she drowns herself in the stream. We look back at her experiences - falling in love with the unstable Prince Hamlet; heranticipation of becoming a queen; their rendezvous in the forest, her ensuing pregnancy and his betrayal.
Commissioned by Opera Vest (Den Nye Opera), Bergen.
Score available: WH31029
Programme Note:
The Danish chronicler Saxo's Amled myth lies behind the famous Hamlet by Shakespeare, thestory about a hero avenging the murder of his father the king. Saxo depicts Amled as mad - but is Shakespeare's Hamlet mad, or is he playing a role? To test Hamlet, a 'date' is arranged with Ophelia.
Hellsteniushas chosen to view things from her perspective and the opera begins at the moment when she drowns herself in the stream. We look back at her experiences - falling in love with the unstable Prince Hamlet; heranticipation of becoming a queen; their rendezvous in the forest, her ensuing pregnancy and his betrayal.