| 词条 | The Aspern Papers (opera) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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SynopsisArgento's opera makes numerous changes in the characters, plot and setting of Henry James' novella. For instance: Aspern is a composer, not a poet; Juliana, is an opera singer; the locale is changed from Venice to Lake Como. Juliana Bordereau, a former prima donna and the mistress of the deceased composer Jeffrey Aspern, is living with her spinster niece Tina in a villa on the edge of Lake Como. A stranger appears, requesting that the women rent him rooms. The Lodger is a scholar and biographer of Aspern, and believes that Juliana may possess papers and memorabilia of the composer, including possibly the score of an operatic masterpiece based on Medea that Aspern wrote for Juliana shortly before his death fifty years earlier (and believed to be lost). The action alternates between two time periods: 1885, when the Lodger is attempting to discover whether the papers exist at the villa, and 1835, where the audience sees the young Juliana and Aspern, learns about the relationship between Aspern and a younger soprano, Sonia, and the death of Aspern. Returning to 1885, the Lodger has learned that the Juliana still possesses Aspern’s papers. Juliana dies, and Tina suggests that the Lodger may have the Medea score if he will marry her. He rejects her offer and plans to leave the next day. In the morning, he tells Tina that he has changed his mind and must have the score. She tells him it is too late, and he departs. Later, alone in her music room, Tina drops the score of the opera – page by page – into a fire.[4] Subsequent productionsThe Aspern Papers was performed by the Washington Opera (1990), in which Katherine Ciesinski, who had portrayed Sonia in the 1988 premiere assumed the role of Tina, with Robert Orth (The Lodger), David Kuebler (Aspern), Pamela South (Juliana), Eric Halfvarson (reprising his premiere performance as Barelli) and Susan Graham (Sonia).[5] Following a similar pattern, when The Dallas Opera mounted a 25th anniversary production in April 2013, Ms. Graham transitioned from the role of Sonia to Tina, alongside Nathan Gunn (The Lodger), Alexandra Deshorties (Juliana), Joseph Kaiser (Aspern), and Sasha Cooke (Sonia).[3]Other productions include: June 1990, Staatstheater Kassel, Germany; January 1991 The Minnesota Opera; February 1992, Royal Opera Stockholm; July 1996 by the Adler Fellows of the San Francisco Opera Center; June 1998 at the Barbican Centre in London.[6] [7] References1. ^1 2 [https://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/21/arts/review-opera-in-dallas-a-turn-on-james-s-aspern-papers.html Bernard Holland, Review/Opera; In Dallas, a Turn on James's 'Aspern Papers], The New York Times, November 21, 1988. {{DEFAULTSORT:Aspern Papers, The}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=see&p=205&item=T89:0408|title=The Paley Center for Media|website=The Paley Center for Media|accessdate=13 November 2018}} 3. ^1 Scott Cantrell, A splendid Dallas Opera revival of Argento's The Aspern Papers, The Dallas Morning News, April 13, 2013. 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.boosey.com/pages/opera/moredetails.asp?musicid=2071|title=Dominick Argento Aspern Papers - Opera|website=www.boosey.com|accessdate=13 November 2018}} 5. ^Daniel Webster, 'Aspern Papers,' Opera Inspired By Henry James, The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 23,1990. 6. ^Nelly VALTAT-COMET, From Novella to Opera: Dominick Argento’s The Aspern Papers, March 2005 7. ^Vocal New Boss At the Podium; After conducting Opera Center's `Aspern,' Susan Webb takes over as music director, San Francisco Chronicle, July 20 1996. 5 : Operas by Dominick Argento|English-language operas|Operas|Operas based on novels|1988 operas |
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