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{{Short description|Opera by Aribert Reimann}}
{{Other uses|Medea (disambiguation)}}
{{Other uses|Medea (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox opera
{{Infobox opera
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| language = German
| language = German
| based_on = {{based on|''Medea''|[[Franz Grillparzer]]}}
| based_on = {{based on|''Medea''|[[Franz Grillparzer]]}}
| premiere_date = {{Start date|2010}}
| premiere_date = {{Start date|28 February 2010}}
| premiere_location = [[Vienna State Opera]]
| premiere_location = [[Vienna State Opera]]
}}
}}

'''''Medea''''' is a German-language opera by [[Aribert Reimann]] after the play by [[Franz Grillparzer]]. It was premiered at the [[Vienna State Opera]] in February 2010. The German premiere was at the [[Oper Frankfurt]] in August 2010.
'''''Medea''''' is a German-language opera by [[Aribert Reimann]] after the play by [[Franz Grillparzer]]. It was premiered at the [[Vienna State Opera]] in February 2010. The German premiere was at the [[Oper Frankfurt]] in August 2010.


== History ==
== History ==
[[Aribert Reimann]] had already written seven literary operas, including ''[[Melusine (Reimann)|Melusine]]'', ''[[Lear (opera)|Lear]]'' and ''[[Troades (opera)|Troades]]'', when he received a commission from the [[Vienna State Opera]] to write an opera for the conclusion of the era of [[Ioan Holender]] as General Director of the opera house. He chose the play ''Medea'' by [[Franz Grillparzer]] as a basis for the work,<ref name="Büning" /> the last part of Grillparzer's trilogy ''{{ill|Das goldene Vließ|de|Das goldene Vlies|lt=Das goldene Vließ}}'' (''The [[Golden Fleece]]'') which is focused on Greek mythology, especially [[Medea]].<ref name="Büning" /><ref name="Clements" />
[[Aribert Reimann]] had already written seven literary operas, including ''[[Melusine (Reimann)|Melusine]]'', ''[[Lear (opera)|Lear]]'' and ''[[Troades (opera)|Troades]]'', when he received a commission from the [[Vienna State Opera]] to write an opera for the conclusion of the era of [[Ioan Holender]] as General Director of the opera house. He chose the play ''Medea'' by [[Franz Grillparzer]] as a basis for the work,<ref name="Büning" /> the last part of Grillparzer's trilogy ''{{ill|Das goldene Vließ|de|Das goldene Vlies|lt=Das goldene Vließ}}'' (''The [[Golden Fleece]]'') which is focused on Greek mythology and based on the ''[[Argonautica]]'' by [[Apollonius of Rhodes]] and ''[[Medea (play)|Medea]]'' by [[Euripides]].<ref name="Büning" /><ref name="Clements" />


The opera was successfully premiered at the [[Vienna State Opera]] in February 2010,<ref name="Büning" /> staged by [[Marco Arturo Marelli]], conducted by [[Michael Boder]], with [[Marlis Petersen]] in the title role.<ref name="Büning" /> The German premiere was at the [[Oper Frankfurt]] in August 2010.<ref name="Carlà" />
The opera was successfully premiered at the [[Vienna State Opera]] in February 2010,<ref name="Büning" /> staged by [[Marco Arturo Marelli]], conducted by [[Michael Boder]], with [[Marlis Petersen]] in the title role.<ref name="Büning" /> The German premiere was at the [[Oper Frankfurt]] in August 2010.<ref name="Carlà" />
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! scope="col" |Role
! scope="col" |Role
! scope="col" |[[Voice type]]
! scope="col" |[[Voice type]]
! scope="col" |Premiere cast, February 2010<br />Conductor: [[Michael Boder]]<ref name="Büning" />
! scope="col" |Premiere cast, 28 February 2010<br />Conductor: [[Michael Boder]]<ref name="Büning" /><ref name="Schott" />
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Medea
! scope="row" | Medea
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| [[Adrian Eröd]]
| [[Adrian Eröd]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" | The Herold
! scope="row" | The Herald
| [[countertenor]]
| [[countertenor]]
| [[Max Emanuel Cenčić]]
| [[Max Emanuel Cenčić]]
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== Recordings ==
== Recordings ==
* DVD (cast of the premiere): [[Marlis Petersen]], Michaela Selinger, [[Elisabeth Kulman]], Michael Roider, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, [[Michael Boder]], 2010<ref name="Whittall" /><ref>{{OCLC|867911287}}</ref>
* DVD (cast of the premiere): [[Marlis Petersen]], Michaela Selinger, [[Elisabeth Kulman]], Michael Roider, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, [[Michael Boder]], 2010<ref name="Whittall" /><ref>{{OCLC|867911287}}</ref>
* CD (cast of the German premiere): [[Claudia Barainsky]], [[Tanja Ariane Baumgartner]], Michael Nagy, Michael Baba, [[Paula Murrihy]], Tim Severloh, Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester, [[Erik Nielsen (conductor)|Erik Nielsen]]. Oehms, 2CDs 2010<ref name="Clements" />
* CD (cast of the German premiere): [[Claudia Barainsky]], [[Tanja Ariane Baumgartner]], Michael Nagy, Michael Baba, [[Paula Murrihy]], Tim Severloh, [[Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester]], [[Erik Nielsen (conductor)|Erik Nielsen]]. Oehms, 2CDs 2010<ref name="Clements" /><ref>{{OCLC|871957922}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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| first = Eleonore
| first = Eleonore
| authorlink = Eleonore Büning
| authorlink = Eleonore Büning
| url = http://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/buehne-und-konzert/oper-medea-in-wien-eine-antike-bruennhilde-1653970.html?printPagedArticle=true#pageIndex_2
| url = https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/buehne-und-konzert/oper-medea-in-wien-eine-antike-bruennhilde-1653970.html?printPagedArticle=true#pageIndex_2
| title = Oper: "Medea" in Wien. Eine antike Brünnhilde
| title = Oper: "Medea" in Wien. Eine antike Brünnhilde
|trans-title=Opera: 'Medea' in Vienna. An ancient Brünnhilde
|trans-title=Opera: 'Medea' in Vienna. An ancient Brünnhilde
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<ref name="Carlà">{{cite book
<ref name="Carlà">{{cite book
| last = Carlà
| last1 = Carlà
| first = Filippo
| first1 = Filippo
| last2 = Berti
| last2 = Berti
| first2 = Irene
| first2 = Irene
| title = Ancient Magic and the Supernatural in the Modern Visual and Performing Arts
| title = Ancient Magic and the Supernatural in the Modern Visual and Performing Arts
| publisher =
| publisher = Bloomsbury Academic
| year = 2016
| year = 2016
| isbn = 1350007943
| isbn = 978-1350007949
| quote = Reimann's work, following Franz Grillparzer's Medea (1820), the primary source for the libretto, can safely be ascribed to the second type. Reimann's social and political interpretation of Medea's magical abilities allows him to reflect on the violence of the power that fears and distrusts – but at the same time needs – the unknown, the foreigner.
| quote = Reimann's work, following Franz Grillparzer's Medea (1820), the primary source for the libretto, can safely be ascribed to the second type. Reimann's social and political interpretation of Medea's magical abilities allows him to reflect on the violence of the power that fears and distrusts – but at the same time needs – the unknown, the foreigner.
}}</ref>
}}</ref>
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| url = https://www.rbb-online.de/kultur/beitrag/2017/05/medea-an-der-komischen-oper.html
| url = https://www.rbb-online.de/kultur/beitrag/2017/05/medea-an-der-komischen-oper.html
| title = "Medea" an der Komischen Oper – "Erarmt bin ich an Macht"
| title = "Medea" an der Komischen Oper – "Erarmt bin ich an Macht"
|trans-title=Reviews: "Medea" at the Komische Oper – "I am in power"
|trans-title=Reviews: "Medea" at the Komische Oper – "I am in power"
| language = German
| language = German
| website= rbb-online.de
| website= rbb-online.de
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| first = Arnold
| first = Arnold
| url = https://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/reimann-medea
| url = https://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/reimann-medea
| title = Reimann Medea / Reimann’s take on a bloodthirsty tale, filmed during its Vienna premiere run
| title = Reimann Medea / Reimann's take on a bloodthirsty tale, filmed during its Vienna premiere run
| journal = [[Gramophone (magazine)|Gramophone]]
| journal = [[Gramophone (magazine)|Gramophone]]
| year = 2010
| year = 2010
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}}</ref>
}}</ref>


<ref name="KOB">{{cite web
<ref name="KOB">{{cite journal
| url = https://www.komische-oper-berlin.de/programm/a-z/medea/
| url = https://www.komische-oper-berlin.de/programm/a-z/medea/
| title = Aribert Reimann / Medea
| title = Aribert Reimann / Medea
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| year = 2017
| year = 2017
| accessdate = 22 July 2017
| accessdate = 22 July 2017
| archive-date = 8 October 2017
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171008000534/https://www.komische-oper-berlin.de/programm/a-z/medea/
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>

<ref name="Schott">{{cite web
|url=https://en.schott-music.com/shop/medea-no235355.html
|title=Medea
|last=
|first=
|date=2010
|website=Schott Music
|publisher=
|access-date=27 July 2019
|quote=Uraufführung: 28. Februar 2010 Wien, Staatsoper (A)
}}</ref>
}}</ref>


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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://bachtrack.com/review-reimann-medea-boder-marelli-wiener-staatsoper-april-2017 The wrath of a woman scorned: Reimann’s murderous Medea at the Wiener Staatsoper] bachtrack.com 2017
* [https://bachtrack.com/review-reimann-medea-boder-marelli-wiener-staatsoper-april-2017 The wrath of a woman scorned: Reimann’s murderous Medea at the Wiener Staatsoper] bachtrack.com 2017
* {{YouTube|qeZrUg37eUA|Medea / Trailer / Komische Oper Berlin (2017)}}


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Latest revision as of 23:08, 27 November 2024

For other uses, see Medea (disambiguation).
Medea
Opera by Aribert Reimann
The composer in 2010
LanguageGerman
Based onMedea
by Franz Grillparzer
Premiere
28 February 2010 (28 February 2010)
Vienna State Opera

Medea is a German-language opera by Aribert Reimann after the play by Franz Grillparzer. It was premiered at the Vienna State Opera in February 2010. The German premiere was at the Oper Frankfurt in August 2010.

History

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Aribert Reimann had already written seven literary operas, including Melusine, Lear and Troades, when he received a commission from the Vienna State Opera to write an opera for the conclusion of the era of Ioan Holender as General Director of the opera house. He chose the play Medea by Franz Grillparzer as a basis for the work,[1] the last part of Grillparzer's trilogy Das goldene Vließ [de] (The Golden Fleece) which is focused on Greek mythology and based on the Argonautica by Apollonius of Rhodes and Medea by Euripides.[1][2]

The opera was successfully premiered at the Vienna State Opera in February 2010,[1] staged by Marco Arturo Marelli, conducted by Michael Boder, with Marlis Petersen in the title role.[1] The German premiere was at the Oper Frankfurt in August 2010.[3]

Roles

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Role Voice type Premiere cast, 28 February 2010
Conductor: Michael Boder[1][4]
Medea coloratura soprano Marlis Petersen
Kreusa mezzo-soprano Michaela Selinger
Gora contralto Elisabeth Kulman
Kreon tenor Michael Roider
Jason baritone Adrian Eröd
The Herald countertenor Max Emanuel Cenčić

Music

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Grillparzer showed Medea as a foreigner without protection who becomes the victim of powerful men, a view of the tragedy appealing to Reimann.[5] In a performance at the Komische Oper Berlin, staged by Benedict Andrews with Nicole Chevalier in the title role, Medea is shown as a barbarian woman, a stranger to the society and therefore expelled.[6]

A reviewer of the premiere notes that the vocal lines are highly ornamented, full of melisma, and with sharply jagged contours ("wild gezackt, scharf geschnitten"), demanding virtuosity from the singers. The metre changes without rest, also in the orchestra. The strings are divided multiple times, while the winds often have solo function. The vocal style was described as highly artificial ("hochartifiziell").[1]

Recordings

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Büning, Eleonore (1 March 2010). "Oper: "Medea" in Wien. Eine antike Brünnhilde" [Opera: 'Medea' in Vienna. An ancient Brünnhilde]. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b Clements, Andrew (26 May 2011). "Medea – review Barainsky/Baumgartner/Nagy/Baba/Frankfurt Opera/Nielsen (Oehms, two CDs)". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  3. ^ Carlà, Filippo; Berti, Irene (2016). Ancient Magic and the Supernatural in the Modern Visual and Performing Arts. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-1350007949. Reimann's work, following Franz Grillparzer's Medea (1820), the primary source for the libretto, can safely be ascribed to the second type. Reimann's social and political interpretation of Medea's magical abilities allows him to reflect on the violence of the power that fears and distrusts – but at the same time needs – the unknown, the foreigner.
  4. ^ "Medea". Schott Music. 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2019. Uraufführung: 28. Februar 2010 Wien, Staatsoper (A)
  5. ^ "Aribert Reimann / Medea". Komische Oper Berlin. 2017. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  6. ^ Ossowski, Maria (22 May 2011). ""Medea" an der Komischen Oper – "Erarmt bin ich an Macht"" [Reviews: "Medea" at the Komische Oper – "I am in power"]. rbb-online.de (in German). Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  7. ^ Whittall, Arnold (2010). "Reimann Medea / Reimann's take on a bloodthirsty tale, filmed during its Vienna premiere run". Gramophone. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  8. ^ OCLC 867911287
  9. ^ OCLC 871957922
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