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Home > The Season > Operas and Ballets > Medea |
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| 21, 24, 25, 27, 28, 31 October 2007 |
| Luigi Cherubini |
| Medea |
Opera in three acts di François-Benoît Hoffmann dall’omonima tragedia di Corneille
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| Conductor |
Bruno Campanella |
| Production, Set and Costume Designer |
Yannis Kokkos |
| Production restaged by |
Giulio Ciabatti |
| Lighting Designer |
Bruno Ciulli |
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Teatro Massimo Orchestra and Chorus
Production by Tolosa Théâtre du Capitole
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Cast
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| Creonte |
Felipe Bou |
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| Glauce |
Daria Masiero |
21, 25, 28 e 31 October |
| Clara Polito |
24 e 27 October |
| Giasone |
Rubens Pelizzari |
21, 25, 28 e 31 October |
| Sung Kyu Park |
24 e 27 October |
| Medea |
Chiara Taigi |
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| Neris |
Agnes Zwierko |
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| Capo delle guardie |
Antonio Barbagallo |
21, 25 e 28 October |
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Riccardo Schirò |
24, 27 e 31 October |
| Prima ancella |
Katia Ilardo |
21, 25 e 28 October |
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Maria Di Benedetto |
24, 27 e 31 October |
| Seconda ancella |
Luisa Francesconi |
21, 25, 28, 31 October |
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Miriam Artiaco |
24, 27 e 31 October |
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Timetable
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| Sunday |
21 October 2007 |
8.30 pm |
PREMIERE |
| Wednesday |
24 October 2007 |
6.30 pm |
S/2 |
| Thursday |
25 October 2007 |
6.30 pm |
B |
| Saturday |
27 October 2007 |
8.30 pm |
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| Sunday |
28 October 2007 |
5.30 pm |
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| Wednesday |
31 ottobre 2007 |
6.30 pm |
C |
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Synopsis
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FIRST ACT
The wedding of Jason and Dircé, daughter of Creonte, is approaching. In Creonte’s royal palace the bride-to-be is tormented by anxiety fearing the possible return of Medea, who refuses to accept that Jason, to whom she has given two children, has abandoned her. The chorus and the confidantes of Dircé attempt to comfort her, as do both Jason and Creonte.
The sudden appearance of Medea comes as a terrible shock to Dircé and Jason has to lead the sorceress away. Medea tries to bend to Jason’s will, hoping to dissuade him from his decision to be married again. But the contrast between the two leads to the bitter hatred of Medea who summons Colchos and his darkest horrors to prevent the wedding taking place.
SECOND ACT
Medea calls upon the terrible Eumenides to shed blood and bring terror to Creonte and his daughter Dircé. Accompanied by her hand-maiden Neris, Medea obtains Creonte’s permission to spend one more day in Corinth. The king begs her to calm her wrath, whereas she, with the help of Neris, is seeking vengeance to match the offence and suffering she has known. Medea’s next encounter with Jason sees her in remissive attitude, as she asks her former husband to let her have her two children back. She is prepared to try to win the pity of Jason, but Jason will not be moved.
Events confirm her desire to seek the vengeance that she had planned. She confides in Neris, telling her that she intends to give the bride-to-be Dircé her gown, crown and her personal effects all poisoned. During the wedding procession Medea pronounces cruel wishes for the couple.
THIRD ACT
Medea is awaiting the childrens of her marriage with Jason to complete her criminal plans. Neris pushes the childre into their mother’s arms. Medea is touched when she sees them but will not be distracted from her plan to kill them. They are her children but what matters most is that Jason is their father and through the children he must pay for the offence he has committed. Cries from the palace inform us that Dircé is dead. Jason, moved to pity and fearful for his children, begs Medea to bring them to him: it is too late, they have already been killed. As the crowd runs from the blaze, the flames spread and engulf both the temple and the palace. The destruction and flames destroy the scene.
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Photographs
(Click on any picture to enlarge)
Photographs Franco Lannino ©Studio Camera
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