Facing Goya is a 2000 opera in four acts by Michael Nyman on a libretto by Victoria Hardie. See also 2000 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2000 Record labels Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes A libretto is the text used in an extended Musical work such as an Opera, Operetta, Masque, sacred or secular Oratorio and It is an expansion of their one-act opera called Vital Statistics from 1987, dealing with such subjects as physiognomy and its practitioners, and also incorporates a musical motif from Nyman's art song, "The Kiss", inspired by a Paul Richards painting. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Physiognomy ( Gk physis, nature and gnomon, judge interpreter is the assessment of a person's character or personality from their outer appearance especially An art song is a Vocal music composition, usually written for one Singer with Piano or Orchestral accompaniment Paul Richards can refer to different people Paul Richards (anthropology Paul Richards (baseball (1908-1986 baseball player manager Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e Nyman also considers the work thematically tied to his other works, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, The Ogre, and Gattaca, though he does not quote any of these musically, save a very brief passage of the latter. The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat is a one-act chamber Opera by Michael Nyman to an English-language Libretto by Christopher Rawlence The Ogre ( Der Unhold) is a 1996 film based on the 1970 novel by Michel Tournier, Le Roi des aulnes ( The Ogre Gattaca is a 1997 science fiction Drama film written and directed by Andrew Niccol, starring Ethan Hawke, Uma It premiered at the Auditorio de Galicia, Santiago de Compostela, Spain on August 3, 2000. Santiago de Compostela (also Saint James of Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia and a UNESCO World Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The revision with the cast heard on the album premirered at the Badisches Straatstheater in Karlsruhe, Germany, on October 19, 2002. Karlsruhe (ˈkaɐ̯lsʁuːə population 285812 in 2006 is a city in the south west of Germany, in the Bundesland Baden-Württemberg, located near Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
The new opera deals with the elitism and prejudice of various movements in pseudosciences and art criticism, wrapped around a thread of a desire to make a clone of Francisco Goya through use of his long-lost skull, which he hid from the likes of Paul Broca, and which the Art Banker finds under a floorboard in a "degenerate art" gallery in Act II. Elitism is the belief or attitude that those individuals who are considered members of the Elite &mdash a select group of people with outstanding personal abilities intellect The word prejudice refers to prejudgment making a decision before becoming aware of the relevant facts of a case or event Pseudoscience is defined as a body of knowledge methodology belief or practice that is claimed to be Scientific or made to appear scientific but does not adhere to the Art criticism is the discussion or evaluation of visual Art. Art critics usually criticize art in the context of Aesthetics or the theory of Molecular cloning refers to the procedure of isolating a defined DNA sequence and obtaining multiple copies of it In vivo. In humans the adult skull is normally made up of 22 bones Except for the Mandible, all of the bones of the Skull are joined together by sutures, Paul Pierre Broca ( June 28, 1824 &ndash July 9, 1880) was a French Physician, Anatomist, and Anthropologist Degenerate art is the English translation of the German entartete Kunst, a term adopted by the Nazi This skull is the object of numerous fights in the second and third acts, often with one character snatching it from another. The opera is non-realistic in its presentation, with only one through-character, the Art Banker. Indeed, when Goya does appear, it is not the result of cloning, but a purely fantastical device. Four other performers play different roles in each section who are thematically connected. In addition, two actors are called for in non-speaking roles. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works The Art Banker also speaks narration into a dictaphone, but this was omitted from the studio recording, though the lines are reprinted in the booklet. Dictaphone was an American company a producer of Dictation machines Sound recording devices most commonly used to record speech for later
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Roles
- Art Banker, a widow (contralto), loves Goya, but is corrupted by money. WIDOW is a full-length Album recorded by British rock band Ritual released in 1983 This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. She foolishly wants to patent Goya's talent gene. Despite this, she is the most charismatic and sympathetic figure of the satire. Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre or form; although in practice it is also found in the graphic and Performing arts In satire human She is a time tripper. An art banker is a person who deals in exchange of famous artworks among museums. This character is currently a specialist in the work of Goya.
- Soprano 1 (coloratura), obsessed with science, she lives in her head, and is the one who ultimately cracks the human genome. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. Coloratura has several meanings The word derives from the Italian colorare (to Colour; to heighten to enliven or colorazione (colouring coloration (Craniometrist 1, Eugenicist/Art Critic 1, Microbiologist). Craniometry is the technique of measuring the Bones of the Skull. Eugenics is a social Philosophy which advocates the improvement of Human Hereditary traits through various forms of intervention A microbiologist is a Scientist who works in the field of Microbiology. At one point she nearly chokes herself with a tape measure, but continues to sing.
- Soprano 2 (lyric), unhappy indvidualist who sees the dangers of racism in gene control. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that She is opposed to cloning and State ownership of genetic readouts. She does not believe that recreating a person recreates that person's talent. (Craniometery Assistant 2, Art Critic 2, Genetic Research Doctor)
- Tenor, a shallow opportunist who believes eugenic theories are reflected in art. Genetics (from Ancient Greek grc-Latn genetikos, “genitive” and that from grc-Latn genesis, “origin” a discipline of Biology, is Research is defined as Human activity based on Intellectual application in the investigation of Matter. A physician, medical practitioner or medical doctor who practices Medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human Health The tenor is the highest male voice within the Modal register, just above the Baritone voice His greed leads him to want to make the first laboratory cloned human. A product of genetic engineering himself, he expresses his arrogance in the arietta, "I am an oil painting". This article is about the musical term "aria" For other meanings or uses of the word see Aria (disambiguation. (Craniometry Assistant 1, Eugenicist/Art Critic 3, Chief Executive of a Bio-Tech Company)
- Baritone, he doesn't agree with anyone, and they don't like him. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator Biotechnology is Technology based on Biology, especially when used in Agriculture, Food science, and Medicine. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. He is humorous and self-deprecating, fatalistic, and thinks little of the uniqueness in humankind. (Craniometrist 2, Art Critic 4, Genetic Academic, Francisco Goya)
Soldiers, apparition of Goya, craniometry interns, porters, lab technicians.
Setting
The play moves through three times and places (act 3 and 4 are the same location weeks apart, and all but the baritone remain the same character). The libretto calls for "a Goyaesque landscape of bare branches with bloody clothes hanging off them, and stones jutting out of the earth like gravestones, in the manner of a charcoal drawing. A branch ( American English ˈbræntʃ British English ˈbrɑːntʃ or tree branch (sometimes referred to in Botany as a ramus Bloody is the adjectival form of Blood but may also be used as an expletive attributive (intensifier in Australia, Britain Clothing (also called clothes, accoutrements, accouterments, or habiliments) protects the Human body from extreme Weather In Geology, rock is a naturally occurring aggregate of Minerals and/or Mineraloids The Earth's outer solid layer the ‘ Lithosphere EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 A headstone, tombstone or gravestone is a marker normally carved from stone, placed over or next to the site of a Burial Charcoal' is the blackish residue consisting of impure Carbon obtained by removing water and other volatile constituents from Animal and Vegetation Drawing is a Visual art that makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two-dimensional medium " Projections of art and diagrams are used throughout the production. A slide projector is an opto-mechanical device to view photographic slides. A diagram is a 2D geometric symbolic Representation of Information according to some Visualization technique
Costumes
The Genetic Research Doctor (Soprano 2) "wears jeans and a sparkly T-shirt". Jeans are Trousers made from Denim. Mainly designed for work, they became popular among Teenagers starting in the 1950s. A T-shirt (or tee shirt) is a Shirt which is pulled on over the head to cover most of a person's Torso.
The Genetic Academic (Baritone) "wears bicycle clips and a helmet". Bicycle clips may refer to Trouser clips Pedal Clips (as in "clips and straps" A helmet is a form of Protective gear worn on the head to protect it from injuries a variation of the hat
The Microbiologist (Soprano 1) "wears a thigh length zip top, leather miniskirt, and stud earrings. Leather is a material created through the Tanning of hides and Skins of Animals primarily Cattlehide The Tanning process The miniskirt (often hyphenated as mini-skirt) is a Skirt with "
Orchestration
This is the first opera Nyman has scored with his band in mind. The Michael Nyman Band, formerly known as the Campiello Band, is a group formed as a street band for a 1976 production of Carlo Goldoni 's 1756 The studio recording includes five violins, two violas, one cello, two double basses, two each soprano and alto saxes (doubled), baritone sax, flute, alto flute, piccolo, trumpet and flugelhorn (doubled), French horn, bass trombone (doubled), tuba (doubled), euphonium (doubled), and electric guitar. The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member The viola is a bowed String instrument. It is the middle voice of the Violin family, The violoncello (abbreviated to cello, or 'cello, plural cellos or celli —the c is tʃ The double bass is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed String instrument used in the modern symphony orchestra. The soprano saxophone was invented in 1840 and is a variety of the Saxophone, a Woodwind instrument. The alto saxophone is a member of the Saxophone a family of Woodwind instruments invented by Adolphe Sax. The baritone saxophone, often called " bari sax " (to avoid confusion with the Baritone horn, which is often referred to simply as "baritone" is The flute is a Musical instrument of the Woodwind family Unlike other woodwind instruments a flute is a Reedless wind instrument that produces its The alto flute is a type of Western concert flute, a Musical instrument in the Woodwind family The piccolo is a small Flute. Like the flute the piccolo is normally pitched in the key of C one octave above the concert flute (making it effectively a sopranino The flugelhorn (also spelled fluegelhorn or flügelhorn) is a Brass instrument resembling a Trumpet but with a wider conical bore There are many different types of trombones. The most frequently encountered trombones today are the tenor and bass though as with other Renaissance instruments such as the Recorder Mediatubaogg -->The tuba is the largest and lowest pitched Brass instrument. The euphonium is a conical-bore, Baritone -voiced Brass instrument. An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder
Recording
A recording was released in 2002, with Hilary Summers as the Art Banker, Winnie Böwe as Soprano 1, Marie Angel as Soprano 2, Harry Niccoll as Tenor, and Omar Ebrahim as Baritone. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002 Hilary Summers is a Welsh Contralto. She was trained at Reading University, the Royal Academy of Music, and the National Opera Studio Marie Angel (b Pinnaroo, South Australia, Australia, June 3, 1953) is an Australian-born Opera singer Omar Ebrahim (born September 6, 1956 in Greasbrough, Rotherham, South Yorkshire) is an English Baritone vocalist
References
Libretto by Victoria Hardie. Essays by Michael Nyman, Robert Worby, and Dr. Michael Neve in the booklet of the album, Warner Classics 0927-45342-2.
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