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The action is set at an imaginary court at no defined time. |
The action is set at an imaginary court at no defined time. Prince Philipp, bored by the court and its life of ceremonies, chooses as his fiancée Yvonne, an ugly and mute girl. The provocation works. His parents are disgusted and the court mocks him. Yvonne's silence causes even more provocation. All attempts to make her speak are futile. The past is thrown apart as King Ignatz and the Chamberlain reveal themselves to be murderers and the ceremonies only a farce. Yvonne remains silent. In the end, she is killed in a ceremony.<ref name="Boosey" /> |
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Revision as of 16:37, 12 July 2013
| Yvonne, Prinzessin von Burgund | |
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| opera in four acts by Boris Blacher | |
 Boris Blacher, the opera's composer photographed in 1922 | |
| Librettist | Boris Blacher |
| Language | German |
| Based on | Witold Gombrowicz's 1935 play Iwona, księżniczka Burgunda |
| Premiere | 15 September 1973 |
Yvonne, Prinzessin von Burgund (Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy) is an opera in four acts composed by Boris Blacher to a German-language libretto by the composer based on Witold Gombrowicz's 1935 Polish play Iwona, księżniczka Burgunda. The opera premiered on 15 September 1973 at the Opernhaus Wuppertal,[1] directed by Kurt Horres.[2]
The story is set in the royal court of an imaginary country and combines elements of tragic farce, fantasy, and moral criticism. The title role is portrayed by a mute dancer.[3] Pina Bausch danced the title role at the Wuppertal premiere, one of her last performances before establishing her dance company Tanztheater Wuppertal.[4]
Gombrowicz's Iwona, księżniczka Burgunda was published in 1935 but did not receive its first performance until 1957 when it premiered in Warsaw. It has since served as the basis for four operas, of which Blacher's was the first. The others are the chamber opera Yvonne by Ulrich Wagner (b. 1967) with a German libretto, first performed in Krefeld in 1998; Iwona, księżniczka Burgunda by Zygmunt Krauze with a Polish libretto, first performed in Paris in 2004; and Yvonne, Princesse de Bourgogne by Philippe Boesmans with a French libretto, first performed at the Paris Opera in 2009.[4]
Roles
| Role | Voice type |
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| Yvonne | mute role (dancer) |
| King Ignatz | baritone |
| Queen Margarete | mezzo-soprano |
| Prince Philipp, heir to the throne | tenor |
| Chamberlain | bass-baritone |
| Isa, lady-in-waiting | soprano |
| Zyprian, Prince Philipp's friend | tenor |
| Two aunts of Yvonne | soprano, contralto |
| Innozenz, courtier | baritone |
| Valentin, lackey | tenor |
| Two ladies-in-waiting | soprano |
| Grand judge | baritone |
Synopsis
The action is set at an imaginary court at no defined time. Prince Philipp, bored by the court and its life of ceremonies, chooses as his fiancée Yvonne, an ugly and mute girl. The provocation works. His parents are disgusted and the court mocks him. Yvonne's silence causes even more provocation. All attempts to make her speak are futile. The past is thrown apart as King Ignatz and the Chamberlain reveal themselves to be murderers and the ceremonies only a farce. Yvonne remains silent. In the end, she is killed in a ceremony.[2]
References
- ^ Griffel, Margaret Ross (1990). Operas in German: A Dictionary, p. 340. Greenwood Press.
- ^ a b Boosey & Hawkes. Blacher, Boris: Yvonne, Prinzessin von Burgund. Retrieved 11 July 2013 Template:Icon de
- ^ Sitsky, Larry (2002). Music of the Twentieth-Century Avant-Garde: A Biocritical Sourcebook, p. 75. ABC-CLIO
- ^ a b Kuharski, Allen J. (April 2009). "Ivona Buffa, Ivona Seria: Philippe Boesmans's Yvonne Princesse De Bourgogne, Opera National De Paris, Palais Garnier, February 5, 2009". Slavic and East European Performance, Vol. 29, No. 2. Retrieved online via HighBeam Research 11 July 2013 (subscription required).
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