Estonian National Opera Premieres "Pulcinella"
7th of February at 19.00 Estonian Nationl Opera
"Pulcinella"
One-act ballet with songs by Igor Stravinsky
Music by Giovanni Battista Pergoles
World premiere May 15, 1920 at the Opéra de Paris
"Pulcinella" tells the story of a colorful commedia dell'arte character, the ring-necked Pulcinella, whose charming shamelessness helps her seduce other men's lovers and saves her from the most elaborate plans of revenge ...When the Russian Ballet troupe (Ballets Russes) director Sergei Diaghilev proposed to Igor Stravinsky to write a ballet based on the music and commedia dell'arte libretto of Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736), which would also include a song, the composer thought that Diaghilev was not in his right mind. However, when he got acquainted with the musical material brought to him, which included the works of other lesser-known Italian composers, Stravinsky became enthralled. "I looked at the sheet music and fell in love!", admitted Stravinsky. The result was a gem that intertwines song and dance, Stravinsky's musical humor and Pablo Picasso's cubist design.
Cast:
Pulcinella: Finn Adams, Oscar Pouchoulin, Cristiano Principato, Connor Williams
Woman in White: Laura Maya, Ketlin Oja, Anna Roberta
Woman in Black: Ami Morita, Abigail Payne, Sofia Zaman
Woman in Green: Akane Ichii, Phillipa McCann, Abigail Payne
Man in Black: Cristiano Principato, Hidetora Tabe, Ali Urata, Liam Strickland, Sacha Barber
Man in Green: Jan Trninič, Antonio Gallo, Sacha Genet
Soprano: Juuli Lill, Aule Urb
Tenor: Rafael Dicenta, Yixuan Wang
Bass: Raiko Raalik, Priit Volmer
The ballet is part of the two-part performance evening "Pulcinella and the L’Heure espagnole "
Tickets can be found here!
One-act ballet with songs by Igor Stravinsky
Music by Giovanni Battista Pergoles
World premiere May 15, 1920 at the Opéra de Paris
"Pulcinella" tells the story of a colorful commedia dell'arte character, the ring-necked Pulcinella, whose charming shamelessness helps her seduce other men's lovers and saves her from the most elaborate plans of revenge ...When the Russian Ballet troupe (Ballets Russes) director Sergei Diaghilev proposed to Igor Stravinsky to write a ballet based on the music and commedia dell'arte libretto of Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736), which would also include a song, the composer thought that Diaghilev was not in his right mind. However, when he got acquainted with the musical material brought to him, which included the works of other lesser-known Italian composers, Stravinsky became enthralled. "I looked at the sheet music and fell in love!", admitted Stravinsky. The result was a gem that intertwines song and dance, Stravinsky's musical humor and Pablo Picasso's cubist design.
Cast:
Pulcinella: Finn Adams, Oscar Pouchoulin, Cristiano Principato, Connor Williams
Woman in White: Laura Maya, Ketlin Oja, Anna Roberta
Woman in Black: Ami Morita, Abigail Payne, Sofia Zaman
Woman in Green: Akane Ichii, Phillipa McCann, Abigail Payne
Man in Black: Cristiano Principato, Hidetora Tabe, Ali Urata, Liam Strickland, Sacha Barber
Man in Green: Jan Trninič, Antonio Gallo, Sacha Genet
Soprano: Juuli Lill, Aule Urb
Tenor: Rafael Dicenta, Yixuan Wang
Bass: Raiko Raalik, Priit Volmer
The ballet is part of the two-part performance evening "Pulcinella and the L’Heure espagnole "
Tickets can be found here!