Le Duc d'Albe
Intro
Le Duc d'Albe
Giorgio Battistelli (1953), Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848)
From 06/05/2012 in Antwerp - from 25/05/2012 in Ghent
- Musical direction: Paolo Carignani
- Director: Carlos Wagner
- Henri de Bruges: Marc Laho / Ismael Jordi
- Hélène d'Egmont: Rachel Harnisch
- Le Duc d'Albe: George Petean
- Sandoval: Vladimir Baykov
Love and rebellion in Flanders
Le Duc d’Albe takes place at the start of the rebellion against Spanish rule. The Spanish dominate public life in Brussels and the Duke of Alba has just had Count of Egmont executed. Daughter Hélène wants to avenge her father and joins the rebellion, where she receives the support of her lover: the young Henri de Bruges. But he unwittingly turns out to be Alba's son... Donizetti composed Le Duc d’Albe for the Opera of Paris, but never finished it. Now, in 2012, Italian composer Giorgio Battistelli has finished it. An old opera with a new end result! And this opera production will also be boosted by the fact that the costumes will be designed by renowned Belgian fashion duo A.F. Vandevorst.
World creation of the original French version.
Practical
Language: French. Surtitles: Dutch.
Tickets from € 10.00 to € 95.00
Team
We asked composer Giorgio Battistelli to finish Donizetti's unfinished opera. The international production team is made up of Venezuelan director Carlos Wagner, Spanish set designer Alfons Flores and Italian conductor Paolo Carginani, specialist in the Belcanto repertoire. The costumes for Le Duc d’Albe will be designed by a well-known fashion duo from here A.F. Vandevorst. The soloists are sure to look fashionable.
- Musical direction
- Director
- Set design
- Costumes
- Lightning
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Video
Alfons Flores, Pablo Castillo (3D animation), Carles Berga (editing)
- Chorus master
- Choir
- Orchestra
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Henri de Bruges
Marc Laho - 18, 29, 31 May en 2 Jun 2012
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Ismael Jordi - 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 25, 27 May 2012
- Hélène d'Egmont
- Le Duc d'Albe
- Sandoval
- Daniel
- Carlos
- Un Tavernier
Media
Video
Trailer Le Duc d'Albe / Donzitti & Battistelli
Le Duc d'Albe / Warm-up
Music
'Preludio' uit 'Le Duc d'Albe'
Photos
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In the press
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15 May 2012 - The New York Times
“The baritone George Petean looks appropriately thuggish with his shaved, tattooed head and cream-colored suit (costumes by A.F. Vandevorst), but sings incisively and conveys the duke’s emotional attachment to Henri. The prima donna Stoltz may have been right about the character of Hélène — revenge is her unremitting motivation, yet Rachel Harnisch sings with a gleaming soprano and thorough involvement. Ismael Jordi brings a strong tenor voice to Henri’s music, though his tone is sometimes overly penetrating; included is the familiar aria “Anges des cieux” (known in Italian translation as “Spirto gentil”). Paolo Carignani conducts with thorough professionalism.”
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Find more reviews on Le Duc d'Albe on our Dutch website.
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