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''[[Lady Writing a Letter with her Maid]]'', one several paintings by by [[Vermeer]] on the subject inspired the opera's libretto |
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| name = Writing to Vermeer |
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| genre_header = Opera |
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| composer = [[Louis Andriessen]] |
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| image = DublinVermeer.jpg |
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| caption = ''[[Lady Writing a Letter with her Maid]]'', one several paintings by [[Vermeer]] which inspired the opera's libretto |
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| librettist = [[Peter Greenaway]] |
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| language = English |
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| premiere_date = {{Start date|1999|12|1|df=yes}} |
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| premiere_location = {{nowrap|[[Stopera|Dutch National Opera]], [[Amsterdam]]}} |
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'''''Writing to Vermeer''''' is an opera in six scenes composed by [[Louis Andriessen]] with incidental electronic music by [[Michel van der Aa]]. The English-language libretto was written by [[Peter Greenaway]] who also directed the premiere production at the [[Dutch National Opera]] on 1 December 1999. The opera had its US premiere in July 2000 as part of the [[New York State Theater]] as part of the Lincoln Center Festival.<ref>Holland, Bernard (13 July 2000). [http://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/13/arts/lincoln-center-festival-reviews-opera-the-chaos-outside-vermeer-s-quiet-rooms.html "The Chaos Outside Vermeer's Quiet Rooms"]. ''[[New York Times]]''. Retrieved 23 January 2017.</ref> |
'''''Writing to Vermeer''''' is an opera in six scenes composed by [[Louis Andriessen]] with incidental electronic music by [[Michel van der Aa]]. The English-language libretto was written by [[Peter Greenaway]] who also directed the premiere production at the [[Dutch National Opera]] on 1 December 1999. The opera had its US premiere in July 2000 as part of the [[New York State Theater]] as part of the Lincoln Center Festival.<ref>Holland, Bernard (13 July 2000). [http://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/13/arts/lincoln-center-festival-reviews-opera-the-chaos-outside-vermeer-s-quiet-rooms.html "The Chaos Outside Vermeer's Quiet Rooms"]. ''[[New York Times]]''. Retrieved 23 January 2017.</ref> |
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File:DublinVermeer.jpg Lady Writing a Letter with her Maid, one several paintings by by Vermeer on the subject inspired the opera's libretto
| Writing to Vermeer | |
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| Opera by Louis Andriessen | |
 Lady Writing a Letter with her Maid, one several paintings by Vermeer which inspired the opera's libretto | |
| Librettist | Peter Greenaway |
| Language | English |
| Premiere | 1 December 1999 |
Writing to Vermeer is an opera in six scenes composed by Louis Andriessen with incidental electronic music by Michel van der Aa. The English-language libretto was written by Peter Greenaway who also directed the premiere production at the Dutch National Opera on 1 December 1999. The opera had its US premiere in July 2000 as part of the New York State Theater as part of the Lincoln Center Festival.[1]
Set in the Delft household of the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer in May 1672, the opera is written for three women singers (two sopranos and a mezzo-soprano) each of whom writes six letters to Vermeer in his absence. Several of Vermeer's paintings portray women writing or reading letters, including Lady Writing a Letter with her Maid, The Love Letter, and A Lady Writing a Letter. Andriessen said of his decision to accept Greenaway's proposal for the libretto: I feel very close to the attitude of the painter [Vermeer] who fixes on his canvas brief 'stolen' moments that are eternally beautiful."[2][3]
Recordings
- Andriessen: Writing to Vermeer – Susan Narucki, Susan Bickley, Barbara Hannigan; Dutch National Opera and the ASKO and Schoenberg Ensemble conducted by Reinbert de Leeuw. Label: Nonesuch Records[4]
References
- ^ Holland, Bernard (13 July 2000). "The Chaos Outside Vermeer's Quiet Rooms". New York Times. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ Trochimczyk, Maja (2002). "Writing to Vermeer: A View of a 'Filmic' Opera" in Maja Trochimczyk (ed.). Music of Louis Andriessen, pp. 259–276. Routledge. ISBN 113676965X
- ^ Toop, David (2010). Sinister Resonance: The Mediumship of the Listener, p. 138. The Continuum. ISBN 1441149724
- ^ Clements, Andrew (12 May 2006). "Review: Andriessen: Writing to Vermeer". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
External links
- Boosey & Hawkes. Andriessen, Louis: Writing to Vermeer (1997-98) (scoring and synopsis)