A freedom fighter in Austrian-occupied Switzerland. An oppressive Habsburg governor. The most famous Swiss apple. And a love story that crosses national divides. Rossini’s thrilling epic, his final masterpiece with the world’s most famous overture, is his most ambitious, forward-looking and vocally challenging opera. Having become the rallying cry of the 1830 revolution in France, Rossini’s final opera is nothing short of revolutionary itself. Retelling the legend of the Swiss folk hero based on Schiller’s play, William Tell is a grandiose ode to freedom. Staged for the first time in Ireland since 1875, this production is conducted by Fergus Sheil and directed by Julien Chavaz who takes a mythological approach. For him, ‘the story is not just about a remote Swiss community facing Austrian invaders. It is the story of a society that suddenly has to face a threat to its model of civilisation.’
Michael Mofidian
헤르만 장교는 ‘스페이드의 여왕’이라고 불리는 백작부인의 손녀 리자와 사랑하는 사이지만, 백작부인이 카드놀이에서 반드시 이기는 방법을 알고 있다는 이야기를 듣고는 그 비결을 알아내기 위해 백작부인에게 접근한다. 그 과정에서 부인이 갑작스런 충격으로 죽고, 리자는 배신감에 휩싸인다. 헤르만은 백작부인 유령으로부터 이길 수 있는 카드의 순서를 전수받고 도박장으로 달려가 처음 두 번은 성공하지만 마지막 게임에서 스페이드 퀸이 아닌 스페이드 에이스에 돈을 거는 바람에 모든 돈을 잃고 미쳐 버린다.
Malcolm, Son of Duncan
Verdi’s life-long love affair with Shakespeare’s works began with Macbeth, a play he considered to be ‘one of the greatest creations of man’. With his librettist, Francesco Maria Piave, Verdi set out to create ‘something out of the ordinary’. Their success is borne out in every bar of a score that sees Verdi at his most theatrical: it bristles with demonic energy.
