tue 16 apr 2019 14:00 hrs
Composers: Aulis Sallinen | John Rutter | John Williams | Joonas Kokkonen | Luigi Nono | Minoru Miki | Viktor Ullmann | Werner Egk
The history of twentieth century opera. 1975B.
1975 was, in every aspect, a special year. There is a large diversity in operas just as there is a large amount of different cultures interwoven into them. Opera clearly isn’t a European phenomenon anymore but has found its way into all cultures, which results in special works.
In this episode excerpts of:
- Hossein Dehlavi- Bijan and Manijeh Ballet
- John Williams- Thomas and the King (musical)
- Minoru Miki- Rhapsody for twenty-string koto
Other opera and operetta productions from 1975:
- Werner Egk – Irische Legende
- Yuliy Meitus- Ріхард Зорге
- Conrad Suza- Black River
- Stephen Oliver-Tom Jones
- Ikuma Dan – Chanchiki
- Luigi Nono- Al gran sole carico d’amore
- John Rutter- Bang!
- Jack Beeson- Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines
- Aulis Sallinen – Ratsumies
- Viktor Ullmann- Der Kaiser von Atlantis oder Die Tod-Verweigerung
- Mieczysław Weinberg – Lady Magnesia (Леди Магнезия)
- Joonas Kokkonen- Viimeiset kiusaukset
- Mieczysław Weinberg – Gefeliciteerd (Поздравляем!)
- Minoru Miki- Shunkinshō (春琴抄)
- Gilselher Klebe- ein wahrer Held
Heorhiy Maiboroda – Yaroslav Mud
