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unique open-air music theatre festival of summer capital. Performances take
place at late evenings in Pärnu
Old
City Yard. The atmosphere of the
nights is spell-bounding. The mixture of well-known opera airs, surprising and innovative sounds from contemporary composers, sounds
of nature and excellent acoustics with the illumination of the location makes the experience of mystical whole unforgettable. SUMMER ARIA is special for everyone who seeks inspiring artistic enjoyment. PROGRAMME
Tickets 15 EUR (no card payment, cash only),
sale half hour before the performance. From advance sale tickets 11 EUR in www.piletilevi.ee and at the outlets of Piletilevi all over
Estonia. A limited amount of tickets 8 EUR will be
available until 1st July 2012 in www.piletilevi.ee and at the outlets of Piletilevi all over Estonia. Travel
organizers, please contact us by e-mail ooper@parnu.ee, discounts for groups (minimum group
size 10). In Estonia the summer evenings may be cool
and damp. We suggest to take along warm clothes and
rain protections.
Tickets 30 EUR (no card payment, cash only),
sale half hour before the performance. From advance sale tickets 25 EUR in www.piletilevi.ee and at the outlets of Piletilevi all over
Estonia. A limited amount of tickets 20 EUR will be
available until 1st July 2012 in www.piletilevi.ee and at the outlets of Piletilevi all over Estonia. Travel
organizers, please contact us by e-mail ooper@parnu.ee, discounts for groups (minimum group
size 10). In Estonia the summer evenings may be cool
and damp. We suggest to take along warm clothes and
rain protections. Information http://www.ooper.parnu.ee NB! Alterations
possible In collaboration
with Pärnu Old City Basic School (Pärnu Vanalinna Põhikool) Supporters: Pärnu City,
Estonian Cultural Endowment Partners: Estonian Public Broadcasting, Classical
Radio, Turismiweb THE DISTANT LOVE. Music theatre performance. Music by
Lock, Saariaho, Sydorenko, Uduman
Kai Kallastu (soprano), Liis Kolle (director), Liina Vedler
(visual), Andrus Kallastu (electronics) THE DISTANT
LOVE is a performance about longing, hopelessness and mysticism. The
programme comprises works for soprano and
electronics: Lonh by Kaija Saariaho, Cassandra by Sohrab Uduman and White Angel
by Lubawa Sydorenko; and two works for
electronics by Hans-Gunter Lock. Lonh (From
afar) for soprano and electronics harks back to the Middle Ages due to its
text in old Provençal, a language which the
medieval troubadour Jaufré Rudel used to sing. The text, a poem about love
from afar, is famous among scholars of medieval
poetry. The object of longing is abstract and inaccessible, but longing
itself is personal and physical. The myth of
Cassandra is a colourful example of a woman falling down the social ladder
and losing her personality. Cassandra by Sohrab
Uduman tells the story of Cassandra as a hated prophet of bad tidings, who,
in severe conditions, seems to lose touch with
the rest of the world and herself. White Angel
by Lubawa Sydorenko is a synthesis of sonoristic sounds and a filigree
soprano part. Exuding pure energy, this composition
brings together earthly and cosmic events. The works
for tape by Hans-Gunter Lock, Waves… and Echo of Cassandra, create an
imaginary bridge between the vocal works performed
in the programme. ANIMA MEA. Audiovisual concert. Music by Kallastu, Maltis,
Postinstrumentum
The concert's
title work, Anima mea for tape by Andrus Kallastu, was originally composed in
autumn 2006 as a requiem inspired by
a tragic event. The composer has employed both synthetic and acoustic sounds
in this piece. The
symbiosis of electronic and acoustic music has a very special place in the
works of composer Malle Maltis. Her acoustic music is
frequently inspired by electronic music, and vice versa – she often uses the
aesthetics of acoustic sound in her electronic works. The
experimental music group Postinstrumentum represents the futuristic principle
of using self-made instruments for making music. The
group’s activities are an example of the integration of the arts, where the
traditional borders of various art fields often
disappear. The objects of an art exhibition produce sounds and create a
concert or a performance. BACH IN PÄRNU. Andrus Kallastu recommends
The music of Johann Sebastian Bach, played on an accompanying
instrument of gladiatorial combat, the organ, and the most beautiful Ave Marias sung by Pärnu Opera soloists grace balmy
summer night in Pärnu. SUMMER ARIAS. Pärnu Opera soloists. Kai Kallastu
(soprano), Merle Silmato (mezzo-soprano), Atlan Karp (baritone)
The sweetness of a summer night is illuminated by arias from
well-known operas. THE CLEMENCY OF TITUS. Opera in two acts. Music by Mozart Jealousy. Perfidy.
Compassion. The intrigue is conveyed by the masterful music of Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart. Vitellia, the daughter of
the former emperor Vitellius, uses her admirer Sesto, the best friend of
Tito, in a bitter plot to assassinate the beloved
Emperor Tito, who does not return her affections. Fire and turmoil lead
the story towards a surprising conclusion. This
fascinating opera was first performed on 6 September 1791 in Prague, just
three months before the composer’s death in December
1791. Performed
in Italian. Soloists: Titus
(tenore): Petri Vesa Vitellia
(soprano): Kai Kallastu Sextus
(mezzo-soprano): Annaliisa Pillak Servilia
(soprano): Ulla Paakkunainen Annius
(mezzo-soprano): Margarita Swarczewska Publius
(basso): Kristjan Mõisnik Director:
Sven Kivisildnik Set
Designer: Margus Tiitsmaa (Sorge) Mixed Choir
Endla Chorus
Master Karin Veissmann Pärnu Opera
Orchestra Continuo:
Marju Riisikamp Conductor:
Andrus Kallastu |
