The
first season of the Metropolitan Opera series in high definition (HD)
at the CCP rounds off with Thomas Adès&rsquo The Tempest on August
20, 2013 at 2pm and 7pm at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (Little Theater).
Based on William Shakespeare’s play, The Tempest, the three act opera
tells about Prospero, the former duke of Milan, who has been deposed
and living in exile for years on a deserted island with his daughter,
Miranda. He has in his power the spirit Ariel and indigenous creature
Caliban. When those responsible for Prospero’s exile including his
brother, Antonio, and the King of Naples-sail near the island, Prospero,
with the help of Ariel, conjures a storm to shipwreck them, conjures a
storm to arrange his return to Milan.
Full of dreamy and highly lyrical language in Shakespeare’s most
musical rein, the play contains many diverse ideas and elements: the
desire for revenge, the proper and improper use of power, the nature of
magic, the superior force of young love, and the possibility of
reconciliation.
The text of the opera uses the play and its themes as a point of
departure, for musical imagination, with Oakes’ Libretto, as Ade’s has
explained, “a translation of Shakespeare into the modern English, to be
all the more faithful and concentrate the drama.” The opera’s score
likewise aims for fidelity to the spirit of Shakespeare’s play, with an
almost limitless palette of moods. There is as reflection and fantasy,
depicted when the story demands it. The TEMPEST is a rare example of a
recent opera that has achieved extraordinary critical and popular
acclaim.
Directed by Robert Le Page, who is best known to Met audiences for
his production of Wagner’s “Ring” cycle, “The Tempest” offers a Prospero
who envisions himself as an opera impresario. On the island Prospero
has recreated La Scala, the opera house from Milan. In this house
Prospero manipulates people like the director of an opera production.
The MET opera in HD screenings are delivered, using the HD format and
in Dolby digital surround sound. Special features are screened during
the Intermission such as behind-the-scenes and Interviews with the cast.
Ticket price is P500 with discounts for senior citizens, military
personnel, persons with disabilities and students, as well as a
subscription package of P2000.
Contact Details:
For inquiries, call the CCP Box Office at (63 2) 832-3704.
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