João Guilherme Ripper: Chamber Opera Domitila · MarchVivo

Premiered in Rio de Janeiro in 2000, Domitila is an Ibero-American chamber opera composed by Brazilian João Guilherme Ripper (1959). The libretto is inspired by a true story that took place in the 1820s: the impossible relationship between King Pedro I of Brazil and the Marquise Domitila de Castro. The yoke they both bear is represented trapped between strings, as if they were a single character with different appearances who struggles with herself to find balance in the midst of the ties that constrain her existence. DOMITILA (premiere in Spain) 00:00 No. 1. Overture 02:27 No. 2. Cara Titília [My dear Titília] 04:08 No. 3. Minha filha e amiga [My daughter and friend] 11:18 No. 4. Ah meu amor se vosmicê se esquecesse de mim [Ah, my love… if your grace were to forget me!] 12:25 No. 5. Ah meu amor do meu coração [Ah, my heart’s love] 15:05 No. 6. Minha Filha, minha amiga, assinado Fogo Foguinho [My daughter, my friend. Signed: Fire, little fire] 17:56 No. 7. Diga em quantas linhas [Tell me in how many lines] 23:48 No. 8. Interlude 25:55 No. 9. Minha filha, muitas cartas tuas tenho recebido que me têm escandalizado [My daughter, many of the letters I have received from you have scandalized me] 30:14 No. 10. Nocturne (Lundú) 33:22 No. 11. Distância saudade [Distance, longing…] 37:17 No. 12. Minha querida marquesa [My dear Marquise] 44:20 No. 13. No caso porém que a marquesa decida voltar [In the event that the Marquise decides to return] 46:02 No. 14. Senhor, eu parto essa madrugada [Sir, I will depart at dawn] *This production included a prologue and epilogue —both of them with piano works by J. G. Ripper— which have been omitted from this video for technical reasons. Musical direction and piano: Borja Mariño Stage direction: Nicola Beller Carbone Domitila, Marquise de Santos: Ana Quintans, soprano Set design: Carmen Castañón Costume design: Pier Paolo Álvaro y Roger Portal Lighting design: Pedro Chamizo Assistant director: Eduardo Aguirre de Cárcer Irene Martínez Navarro, clarinet. Esteban Jiménez, cello. New production of the Fundación Juan March, the Teatro de la Zarzuela (Madrid), and the Teatro Mayor (Bogotá) https://www.march.es/es/madrid/concie... 22 September 2024 Fundación Juan March, Madrid ______________ Concerts at Fundación Juan March: https://www.march.es/musica/ More videos at https://canal.march.es/es/explorar/mu... Instagram:   / fundacionmarch   X:   / la_march_madrid   Facebook:   / fundacionmarch   Medium:   / fundacionjuanmarch   #Ripper #ChamberOpera #MarchVivo