gerelateerde werken
Vertooning : for harp solo, 1997 / Willem Jeths
Genre:
Kamermuziek
Subgenre:
Harp
Bezetting:
hp
Imbroglio : for orchestra / Peter van Onna
Genre:
Orkest
Subgenre:
Orkest
Bezetting:
pic 3fl 3ob eh 3cl cl-b 3fg cfg 4h 4trp 3trb trb-b tb timp 3perc pf(cel) hp str(16.14.12.10.8.)
Alchemia I : for orchestra, 1998 / Kim Bowman
Genre:
Orkest
Subgenre:
Orkest
Bezetting:
2222 2220 timp 5perc pf str
Sinfonietta : voor orkest / Ludwig Otten
Genre:
Orkest
Subgenre:
Orkest
Bezetting:
2222 2100 timp str(10.8.6.3.)
compositie
Ritratto : Orchestral suite / Willem Jeths
Overige auteurs:
Jeths, Willem
(Componist)
Toelichting:
Ritratto is the Italian word for 'portrait' and the title of this opera. The young orphaned and married, excessively wealthy Italian Marchesa Casati strove to be seen throughout her life. She was famous for the exuberant parties she organized. She allowed herself to be portrayed or photographed by numerous artists.
With her black-rimmed eyes, her flaming red hair and eccentric behaviour she tried to gain a place in the art world. Against the background of the first world war, the libretto questions the importance of art.
At a feast of Casati, all sorts of artists from the time of Casati are brought together. At the time, it was the Futurists who paved the way for fascism with their art. Casati does not engage with secular problems and focuses on her passion. In opera she goes even further than in real life; by not seeing, she tries to be seen herself.