Alceste
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Alceste
Gluck was one of the first reformers in the history of opera when he tried, after a number of completely period-written works, in several so-called reform operas to create works devoid of stereotypes, conventional music and empty, unrelated arias, which were mainly to demonstrate the singing craftsmanship of the singers.
The Gluck’s first reformative opera, created in collaboration with librettist Ranier de Calzabigi (and also under the influence of the ballet reformer Noverro), is Orpheus and Eurydice from 1762. Their Alceste was created five years later and continued in this direction, in which libretto and music closely connected. The plot of the opera is based on an ancient legend about Alcestis, the wife of King Admet, who voluntarily went to her death instead of him. Heracles goes to the underworld to free her, which moves the god Apollo to release her.
Creators
- Libretto:
- Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
- Musical arrangement:
- Michael Hofstetter
- Conductors:
- Michael Hofstetter / Jiří Petrdlík
- Directed by:
- Tomáš Ondřej Pilař
- Script Editor:
- Zbyněk Brabec
- Stage Design:
- Petr Vítek
- Costume:
- Eva Jiřikovská
- Light Design:
- Daniel Tesař
- Video projection:
- Lukáš Masner
- Choirmaster nad assistant conductor:
- Jakub Zicha
- Choreography:
- Martin Šinták
- Assistant director:
- Jitka Ženíšková
- Musical preparation:
- Maxim Averkiev, Martin Marek
- Prompter:
- Viktorie Šimůnková
- Stage manager:
- Petra Kuldová Tolašová
Prersons and actors
- Alceste:
- Barbora de Nunes-Cambraia / Karolína Plicková
- Admeto:
- Philippe Castagner
- Evandro, Admetův důvěrník:
- Jan Tejkal / Marek Žihla
- Ismene:
- Minyoung Park / Markéta Klaudová
- Apollo / Apollonův velekněz:
- Daniel Kfelíř / Csaba Kotlár
- Věštec / Bůh podsvětí / Hlasatel:
- Jan Hnyk / Josef Kovačič
- Eumelo:
- Robin Beneš / Daniel Straka
- Aspasia:
- Ivana Bystřická / Anita Da Conceicao
- Sbor opery DJKT, Balet DJKT, Orchestr opery DJKT
- Cembalo:
- Maxim Averkiev / Jakub Zicha
- Koncertní mistři:
- Martin Kos, Radovan Šandera, Jaroslav Brož, Hana Vítková
Photos from the production
Photo author: Martina Root
We will present the opera in the original Italian version with Czech and German subtitles.
