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词条 Shell Shock (opera)
释义

  1. First performances

  2. Roles

  3. Instrumentation

  4. Synopsis

  5. References

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}}Shell Shock[1][2] is an opera by Nicholas Lens set to an English-language libretto by Nick Cave.[3][4]

The opera has been published by Mute Song, London.[5]

The protagonists in this opera are besides the terrifying Angels of Death ("We drink breath") mostly the silent victims of war like the mother, the orphans, the unknown soldier, the colonial soldier, the fallen, the missing, the deserter, the survivor etc. The characters mutate into different characters and help each other in telling their individual story.[6][7][8]

With Shell Shock it is the first time that the artist Nick Cave writes the libretto for an opera.[9][10]

The libretto has been described sometimes as highly explicit with in opera highly unusual text phrases like (in Canto of the Mother) 'Fuck God - Fuck the Flag'.'[1][11][12]

First performances

Shell Shock received its world premiere on 24 October 2014.[11][13][14][15] The work was commissioned and first produced by the Royal Opera House La Monnaie[16] in Brussels. La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, with Konzertmeister Saténik Khourdoian, was conducted by Koen Kessels. For the first stage interpretation of this opera, the stage director and choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, with set design and video by Eugenio Szwarcer, did use contemporary dancers of his own company Eastman, sometimes forming a heroic statue, but in general absorbing, underlining and accompanying the vocal soloist characters in their role to focus on the traumatic effects war has on individuals.[17]

The version of this world premiere has been broadcast on the French-German Arte television.[18]

Roles

RoleVoice typePremiere cast, 24 October 2014
(conductor: Koen Kessels)
The Mother, The Angel of Death, The Wifemezzo-sopranoSara Fulgoni
The Colonial Soldier, The Survivorbass/baritoneMark S. Doss
The Unknown Soldier, The Soldier, The DesertertenorEd Lyon
The Missing, The Soldier, The Desertercounter tenorGerald Thompson
The Nurse, The Angel of Deathcoloratura sopranoClaron McFadden
The Orphans, the Child-Soldiers, The ChildrenBoy sopranoGabriel Kuti, Gabriel Crozier, Theo Lally
The People, The Mass, The Soldiers, The Deserters, chorus

Instrumentation

These singers perform with an orchestra consisting of 3 flutes (one doubling on piccolo, one doubling on alto flute and bass flute), two oboes (one English horn), 3 clarinets (one bass clarinet), three bassoons (one bass bassoon), two horns, three trumpets (one flugelhorn), three trombones (one bass trombone), one tuba, timpani, three percussions, harp, piano and strings. The work also requires a four-part chorus.[4][19]

Synopsis

  • I. Canto of the Colonial Soldier: A un ritmo moderato marcia, reale cerimoniale / Anthem del soldato coloniale - Con solennità quasi religiosa / Con una tensione ansiosa quasi costante / Anthem del soldato coloniale - Con solennità quasi religiosa
  • II. Canto of the Soldier: Rapidamente e ritmicamente - come una respirazione rapida / Marciale grazioso / Attacco di sorpresa! - come un turbine che passa / è di nuovo calmo
  • III. Canto of the Nurse: Largo di tristezza e grande passione interiore
  • IV. Canto of the Deserter: Minuetto macabro / Violenta marcia / Piu aggressivo / Molto violente e caotico /Al ritmo di una brutale marcia/ Movimento fragile / Movimento con passione incontrollabile / Movimento fragile
  • V. Canto of the Survivor part 1: Largo movimento con passione manifesta
  • VI. Canto of the Angels of Death: A un ritmo moderato marcia, reale cerimoniale
  • VII. Canto of the Survivor part 2: Danza della tragedia / Largo movimento con passione manifesta
  • VIII. Canto of the Fallen: Danza turbolenta e macabra / Lirico, con tristezza poetica / Con splendore regale
  • IX. Canto of the Missing: Tempo comodo con una tensione latente / Meditativa, come se fosse stato intossicato dalla marijuana un pochino piu veloce (qualcosa dal nulla nulla)
  • X. Canto of the Unknown Soldier: Senza misura (la durata e determinata dal Direttore d'Orchestra)/ Calmo, ma con una grande tensione latente / Piu grande / Con una falsa tranquillita con una grande tensione latente - Esaltate e grande
  • XI. Canto of the Mother: Atmosfera narcotica/ Tranquillo e quieto, ma con tensione di fondo
  • XII. Canto of the Orphans: Stato di trance / Un pochino più veloce (qualcosa dal nulla)[19]

References

1. ^Robert-Jan Bartunek, "Shell Shock opera brings trauma of World War One to stage" on reuters.com
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://cobra.be/cm/cobra/videozone/rubriek/podium-videozone/1.2082677|title=Cobra.be video: Nick Cave en Nicholas Lens over 'Shell Shock. A Requiem of War'|work=Cobra.be|accessdate=12 February 2015}}
3. ^"Shell Shock: Nick Cave en Nicholas Lens schreven een opera" 20 October 2014 on humo.be {{nl icon}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.lamonnaie.be/en/opera/421/Shell-Shock|title=La Monnaie ¦ De Munt ¦ Opera ¦ Shell Shock|work=La Monnaie ¦ De Munt|accessdate=12 February 2015}}
5. ^Website publisher of Shell Shock http://mutesong.com/writers/nicholas-lens/
6. ^'Shell Shock de Nicholas Lens et Nick Cave' by Caroline Alexander http://www.webtheatre.fr/Shell-Shock-de-Nicholas-Lens-et{{fr icon}}
7. ^in GDM, Il Giornale della Musica: 'SHELL SHOCK": DOLORE CHE DANZA'by Alma Torretta http://www.giornaledellamusica.it/rol/?id=4816{{it icon}}
8. ^Brussel News the Opera Shell Shock http://www.brusselnieuws.be/en/video/tvbrussel/opera-shell-shock-de-munt-it-refers-physical-trauma-felt-many-soldiers-when-they
9. ^Els Van Steenberghe, "Opera Shell Shock: Adem drinken, bloed likken en pijn zien Els Van Steenberghe" 27 October 2014 on focus.knack.be {{nl icon}}
10. ^Klassiek Centraal, 'Shell Shock' Lucrèce Maeckelbergh http://www.klassiek-centraal.be/?q=recensie/shell-shock{{nl icon}}
11. ^Shell Shock Overwhelming beauty' by Berta del Olivo http://www.mundoclasico.com/ed/documentos/doc-ver.aspx?id=e66125d6-5618-4e34-9cdb-f89fbde70013
12. ^Roel Daenen in Agenda Magazine {{cite web |url=http://www.agendamagazine.be/en/blog/nicholas-lens-aan-de-opera-met-nick-cave |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-01-22 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119123938/http://www.agendamagazine.be/en/blog/nicholas-lens-aan-de-opera-met-nick-cave |archivedate=2015-01-19 |df= }}{{nl icon}}
13. ^Rosita Boisseau, "Shell Shock fait éprouver le traumatisme des tranchées", on lemonde.fr {{fr icon}}
14. ^Guy Duplat, "Shell Shock, comment la guerre marque les corps"', on lalibre.be, 24 October 2014 {{fr icon}}
15. ^Antonio Cuenca Ruiz, Shell Shock, in MMM (Munt Monnaie Magazine), Issue #26, September 2014
16. ^Source to paragraph ISSN 0779-9713 Antonio Cuenca Ruiz in MMMMagazine Sept-Nov. 2014
17. ^BRF Kultur 'Shell Shock: bewegende Urauuührung by Hans Reul http://brf.be/kultur/musik/813362/{{de icon}}
18. ^{{cite web|url=http://concert.arte.tv/fr/shell-shock-d-apres-un-livret-de-nick-cave-au-theatre-de-la-monnaie-de-bruxelles|title="Shell Shock" d'après un livret de Nick Cave au théâtre de la Monnaie à Bruxelles|author=ARTE|work=ARTE Concert|accessdate=12 February 2015}}
19. ^Program book D/2014/5974/8, Département Dramaturgie & Ligne éditoriale La Monnaie, Shell Shock 2014-2015 (2014)

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