Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques, Nadja Michael, Kurt Streit - Cherubini: Medee (2012)
Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques, Nadja Michael, Kurt Streit - Cherubini: Médée (2012)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) VBR | Français (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (Dolby AC3, 6 ch) | 6.32+2.35 Gb (DVD9+DVD5) | 138 min
Classical | BelAir | Sub: Français, Nederlands, English, Deutsch
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) VBR | Français (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (Dolby AC3, 6 ch) | 6.32+2.35 Gb (DVD9+DVD5) | 138 min
Classical | BelAir | Sub: Français, Nederlands, English, Deutsch
Written in 1797, Cherubini's faithful version of Euripides' ancient tragedy is one of the most savage and powerful works of the opera repertoire, relating the cruel vengeance of a wounded woman for whom infanticide seems to be the only solution to her humiliation in love. As a continuation of Gluck's music, Cherubini's work is of boundless emotion, at once a refined, terrifying and desperate portent of a tragic outcome.
Three years after the creation of 'Médée', Krzysztof Warlikowski and Christophe Rousset were reunited at La Monnaie for this memorable production. The spoken dialogue, has been modernised here in the Polish stage director's interpretation: dialogues being rewritten in contemporary French and with contemporary candour. Warlikowski reconstructs Médée as a contemporary, postmodern patchwork in which the 18th century musical numbers are just one element among others in a nearly-new work. As usual with Warlikowski, there are videos: 50s and 60s home videos of happy marriages, happy families, happy schoolkids accompanied by pop songs of the period – Oh Carol, (I am but a fool) being an example. The chorus are the period bourgeoisie, in superbly reproduced 60s costumes and hairstyles. Médée and Jason are strictly contemporary: she, at first as Amy Winehouse: the signature black hair, tattoos, eyeliner, black patent dress),he with long, heavy dreadlocks bunched down the back of his dinner jacket (and tattoos, once he is down to his vest).
The themes are marriage and separation, motherhood and children, the symbols are Médée as a dangerous, unconventional outsider (Amy Winehouse); as the Virgin Mary: as a weary modern mother folding her sons’ bloodstained pyjamas and putting them in a drawer at the end before, in absolute silence, walking off and slamming the metal door behind her.
Cast:
Médée - Nadja Michael
Jason - Kurt Streit
Néris - Christianne Stotijn
Créon - Vincent Le Texier
Dircé - Hendricke Van Kerckhova
Choeurs de la Monnai
Les Talens Lyriques
Christophe Rousset
DVD 1
01. Introduction
02. Ouverture
Acte I
03. Quoi! Lorsque tout s'empresse
04. Hymen! Viens dissiper une vaine frayeur
05. Vos enfants ne risquent plus rien désormais
06. Belle Dircé
07. Éloigné pour jamais
08. Dieux et déesses tutélaires
09. C'est donc ici que tu fais le paon
10. C'est à vous de trembler
11. Réglez ça et faites vite!
12. Vous voyez de vos fils
13. Trop tard, Médée, trop tard
14. Perfides ennemis
Acte II
15. Tout ça pour lui!
16. Ah! Du moins à Médée accordez un asile
17. Ah! Nos peines seront communes
18. Tu es satisfaite de tout ce bordel?
19. Chers enfants
20. Qu'est-ce qui vq se passer avec les enfants?
21. Fils de Bacchus
22. Écoute ma prière
23. Le front paré de myrtes immortels
DVD 2
Acte III
01. Introduction
02. Des flammes, des flammes, des flammes
03. Du trouble affreux qui me dévore
04. Tout vacille! Néris!
05. Eh quoi! Je suis Médée
06. O Tisiphone! Implacable déesse
07. Quel horrible forfait
08. Saluts
09. Générique
Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques, Nadja Michael, Kurt Streit - Cherubini: Medee (2012)
Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques, Nadja Michael, Kurt Streit - Cherubini: Medee (2012)
Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques, Nadja Michael, Kurt Streit - Cherubini: Medee (2012)
Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques, Nadja Michael, Kurt Streit - Cherubini: Medee (2012)
