Powder Her Face 艾得斯

湯瑪斯-阿德斯（Thomas Adès）和菲力浦-亨舍（Philip Hensher）早熟得令人眼花繚亂的室內歌劇《粉飾她的容顏》（Powder Her Face）在 1995 年首演後，便將作曲家推向了國際舞臺，並在全球範圍內演出了近 300 場，至今仍是近二十年來演出次數最多的英國歌劇之一。這部歌劇描繪了聲名狼藉的社交名媛瑪格麗特-阿蓋爾公爵夫人的華麗崛起和骯髒墮落，其配樂與 "骯髒的公爵夫人 "本人一樣詼諧、淒美、令人難忘，向卡巴萊和探戈等流行元素以及威爾、伯格和斯特拉文斯基致敬。很難相信這部傑作是由一個 24 歲的年輕人創作的，但這個年輕人就是阿德斯，他驚人的音樂天賦即使在少年時期也令人敬畏"

作曲家: Adès, Thomas
樂器: Voice, Chamber Ensemble
出版社: Faber Music
原文簡介:
Thomas Adès and Philip Hensher’s dazzlingly precocious chamber opera Powder Her Face propelled its composer to international attention after its premiere in 1995 and, with nearly 300 worldwide performances, remains one of the most frequently performed British operas of the last two decades. Charting the glamorous rise and seedy fall of the notorious socialite beauty Margaret, Duchess of Argyll, the score is as witty, poignant and memorable as the ‘Dirty Duchess’ herself, paying homage to the popular idioms of cabaret and tango, as well as to Weill, Berg and Stravinsky. It is hard to believe that this masterpiece was written by a 24 year-old, but then that young man was Adès, whose prodigious musical talent was awe-inspiring even as a teenager. 'It already counts as a modern classic…' The Observer (Fiona Maddocks), 6 April 2014