Thebans

2014年在英国国家歌剧院首演的朱利安-安德森的首部歌剧《底比斯》改编自索福克勒斯的《俄狄浦斯三部曲》，作曲家与词作者弗兰克-麦克吉尼斯共同将其提炼为约100分钟的教学戏剧。原著的主题--鲜血、谋杀、乱伦、政治野心、爱情和忠诚--在这部大胆、博学的改编作品中得到了强化。安德森写道："戏剧生动而强烈，我不想让人们在离开歌剧院之前就知道自己受到了什么打击。

作曲家: Anderson, Julian
出版社: Faber Music
原文简介:
Premiered at English National Opera in 2014, Julian Anderson’s first opera Thebans is based on Sophocles’ Oedipus trilogy, which the composer, together with librettist Frank McGuinness, has distilled to c.100 minutes of taught drama. The themes of the original – blood, murder, incest, political ambition, love and loyalty – are, if anything, intensified in this bold, erudite adaptation. ‘The drama is vivid and strong,’ writes Anderson, ‘I don’t want people to know what’s hit them until they’ve left the opera house.’ ‘… arguably the most spectacular orchestral writing heard in any opera of the past half a century. For mastery of texture, color and invention, Mr. Anderson sets standards… a triumph of sustained intensity that has dramatic impact on its own terms. And its individuality is striking… this is an opera like no other… distinctively impressive.’ The New York Times (Michael White), 5 May 2014