I Capuleti e i Montecchi
Vincenzo Bellini
Maastricht Conservatorium, September 2022
Opera on schedule: I Capuleti e i Montecchi / Bellini
Federico Santi
The course is intended for bachelor a/o master conductors or young conductors (max. 4), singers, repetiteur pianists and all the students who are interested to work and deepen the musical study of the belcanto opera with the possibility of performing the pieces studied at the end of the course with a string quartet, clarinet, horn, harp and piano.
Goals for conductors: first rudiments of opera conducting, recitativo accompagnato technique, study of the gesture - sound relationship, listen and breathe with the singers, manage and rehearse with the pianist and singers and with an ensemble. The study of Belcanto: traditions and interpretations in the history. Follow and take an active part in the organizational side of a project that involves different musicians
Goals for singers: study of the libretto, study of the characters, learn and perform a new complete role or part of it, work with an experienced conductor, understand the gesture of different conductors. The study of Belcanto: Traditions and interpretations in the history.
Goals for every participant: deepen the musical study of the opera and make the leap in quality from rehearsals to performance.
Responsible for conductors: Federico Santi
Responsible for singers: Abigail Richards
https://www.conservatoriummaastricht.nl/school/meet-our-team/abigail-richards
Schedule of September 2022:
- Monday 12th online lecture with Axel Everaert, musicologist. Belcanto, what it is, historical period, performing musical traditions… (19.00-20.30). Link to the streaming: https://youtu.be/oQkf3_hxNj4
- Monday 19th first meeting all the conductors + singers + pianist (17.30-21.30)
- Tuesday 20th musical rehearsal singers + pianist (17.30-21.30).
- Wednesday 21st musical rehearsal singers + pianist (17.30-21.30).
- Thursday 22nd individual lessons (single conductor + pianist) (17.30-21.30).
- Friday 23rd musical singers + pianist (17.30-21.30).
- Saturday 24th ensemble rehearsal (11.30-15.30).
- Monday 26th musical rehearsal tutti (17.30-21.30).
- Tuesday 27th musical rehearsal tutti (17.30-21.30).
- Wednesday 28th musical rehearsal tutti (17.30-21.30).
- Thursday 29th musical rehearsal tutti (17.30-21.30).
- Friday 30th rehearsal at 15.00 and Performance at 17.30
Daily program:
Monday 19th:
17.30 - 17.45 Introduction of the course
17.45 - 18.30 Free space rehearsal (each conductor 10 minutes, free choice of section of the opera)
18.30 - 19.10 Pag. 81 Recitativo dopo l’Introduzione, Cavatina Tebaldo, Txemi Etxebarria
19.10 - 19.50 Pag. 124 Scena e Cavatina Romeo, Manuel Gottschlich
19.50 - 20.05 Break
20.05 - 20.45 Pag. 167 Scena e Cavatina Giulietta, pag. 183 Duetto Giulietta e Romeo, Adomas Jankovič
20.45 - 21.25 Pag. 179 Recitativo Giulietta e Romeo, pag. 183 Duetto Giulietta e Romeo, Luciano Meloni
Tuesday 20th:
17.30 - 18.15 Pag. 282 Finale Atto I, Adomas Jankovič
18.15 - 19.00 Pag. 359 Scena ed Aria di Giulietta, Luciano Meloni
19.00 - 19.45 Break
19.45 - 20.30 Pag. 398 Scena e Duetto Romeo e Tebaldo, Manuel Gottschlich
20.30 - 21.15 Pag. 486 Finale Secondo, Txemi Etxebarria
21.15 - 21.30 free space Auditors students
Wednesday 21th:
17.30 - 18.05 Pag. 81 Recitativo dopo l’Introduzione, Cavatina Tebaldo, Adomas Jankovič
18.05 - 18.40 Pag. 167 Scena e Cavatina Giulietta, Pag. 124 Scena e Cavatina Romeo, Luciano Meloni
18.40 - 19.40 Pag. 428 Banda offstage
19.40 - 20.00 break
20.00 - 20.35 Pag. 183 Duetto Giulietta e Romeo, Manuel Gottschlich
20.35 - 21.10 Pag. 282 Finale Atto I, Txemi Etxebarria
21.10 - 21.25 free space Oleksandr Yukhymovych
Thursday 22nd (Matty NIËL):
17.30 - 18.30 Txemi Etxebarria
18.30 - 19.30 Manuel Gottschlich
19.30 - 20.30 Adomas Jankovič
20.30 - 21.30 Luciano Meloni
Friday 23rd:
17.30 - 18.20 Pag. 167 Scena e Cavatina Giuletta, Pag. 81 Cavatina Tebaldo Luciano Meloni
18.20 - 19.10 Pag. 183 Duetto Giulietta e Romeo Txemi Etxebarria
19.10 - 19.30 break
19.30 - 20.20 Finale Atto II Adomas Jankovič
20.20 - 21.10 Finale Atto I Manuel Gottschlich
21.10 - 21.30 space free
Saturday 24th:
11.30 - 12.30 Luciano Meloni
12.30 - 13.30 Manuel Gottschlich
13.30 - 14.30 Adomas Jankovič
14.30 - 15.30 Txemi Etxebarria
Monday 26th:
17.30 - 19.00 Solo ensemble from N.8 till end opera. NO SINGERS
19.10 - 19.45 From the beginning opera with singers Adomas Jankovič
19.45 - 20.20 Continuing Luciano Meloni
20.20 - 20.55 Continuing Manuel Gottschlich
20.55 - 21.30 Continuing Txemi Etxebarria
Tueday 27th:
17.30 - 18.20 Cavatina Giulietta Manuel Gottschlich, Finale II from Pag. 487 Luciano Meloni, Duetto Romeo - Tebaldo till Banda interna Manuel Gottschlich
18.20 - 19.10 Recitativo dopo l'introduzione, Cavatina Tebaldo, Duetto Romeo - Tebaldo from Banda interna Txemi Etxebarria
19.10 - 19.30 Break
19.30 - 20.20 Cavatina Romeo, Finale II from Pag. 487 Luciano Meloni
20.20 - 21.10 Finale I, Scena ed aria Giulietta Adomas Jankovič
21.10 - 21.25 Joshua Franken
Wedneday 28th:
17.30 Scena ed aria Giulietta, Finale I Adomas Jankovič
Cavatina Romeo, Finale II from Pag. 487 Luciano Meloni
19.15 - 19.35 Break
Cavatina Giulietta, Duetto Romeo - Tebaldo till Banda interna Manuel Gottschlich
Recitativo dopo l'introduzione, Cavatina Tebaldo, Duetto Romeo - Tebaldo from Banda interna Txemi Etxebarria
21.10 - 21.25 Oleksandr Yukhymovych
Thursday 29th:
17.30 Atto I
19.15 - 19.30 break
19.30 Atto II
Performance Friday 30th:
Atto I
- Recitativo dopo l'introduzione, Cavatina Tebaldo Txemi Etxebarria
- Cavatina Romeo Luciano Meloni
- Cavatina Giulietta Manuel Gottschlich
- Finale I Adomas Jankovič
Atto II
- Scena ed aria Giulietta Adomas Jankovič
- Duetto Romeo - Tebaldo till Banda interna Manuel Gottschlich
- Duetto Romeo - Tebaldo from Banda interna Txemi Etxebarria
- Finale II Luciano Meloni
Active students: Txemi Etxebarria, Manuel Gottschlich, Luciano Meloni, Adomas Jankovič.
Auditors: Joshua Franken, Oleksandr Yukhymovych.
Clarinets: Gerard Romero Giralt, Nel Ferreiro Gomez
Trombone: Pablo Peña Benítez
Harp: Taja Rijavec
Violin I: Theo Carpentier
Violin II: Zowy Bahnen
Viola: Oleksandr Yukhymovych, María Alejandra Martinez Calderon
Cello: Maria Millan / Péter Massányi
Contrabass: Felix Linden
Nota bene:
- The request to singers and conductors is to arrive at the first rehearsal with the selected pieces of the opera studied and prepared. Since there will be no choir, the opera will not be studied in its entirety, but only the most relevant parts. What exactly, will be announced later.
- The pianist will play the missing woodwinds and brass parts together with the strings.
- The student conductors will be involved in the organization (search for musicians, printing parts, room reservations, posters to promote the event ...) to get used to organizing their projects.
- As a conclusion of the course, a performance of the pieces studied is expected as a presentation of the work done.
- A certificate of participation will be issued to the active students.