Powder Her Face 艾得斯

托马斯-阿德斯（Thomas Adès）和菲利普-亨舍（Philip Hensher）早熟得令人眼花缭乱的室内歌剧《粉饰她的容颜》（Powder Her Face）在 1995 年首演后，便将作曲家推向了国际舞台，并在全球范围内演出了近 300 场，至今仍是近二十年来演出次数最多的英国歌剧之一。这部歌剧描绘了声名狼藉的社交名媛玛格丽特-阿盖尔公爵夫人的华丽崛起和肮脏堕落，其配乐与 "肮脏的公爵夫人 "本人一样诙谐、凄美、令人难忘，向卡巴莱和探戈等流行元素以及威尔、伯格和斯特拉文斯基致敬。很难相信这部杰作是由一个 24 岁的年轻人创作的，但这个年轻人就是阿德斯，他惊人的音乐天赋即使在少年时期也令人敬畏"

作曲家: Adès, Thomas
乐器: Voice, Chamber Ensemble
出版社: Faber Music
原文简介:
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