EL AMOR BRUJO (de Falla, Delgado) Ballet Madrid 2014 Estrella Morente
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: El amor brujo
- Composer: Manuel de Falla, Luis Delgado, In Slaughter Natives
- Libretto: Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: Teatro Real de Madrid, Spain
- Recorded: December 27 2014
- Type: Staged Opera Live
- Singers: Estrella Morente
- Conductor: Josep Vicent
- Orchestra: Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real
- Ballet: Victor Ullate Ballet
- Choreographer: Victor Ullate
- Stage Director: Eduardo Lao
- Stage Designer: Paco Azorín
- Costume Designer:
- Lighting Designer: Paco Azorín
Information about the Recording
- Published by: Teatro Real
- Date Published: 2014
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs
- Video Recording from: myoperaplayer FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
A review of the piece that Víctor Ullate premiered on May 28, 1994 at the Maestranza in Seville. For this new occasion, scenery and costumes are released, seeking to give greater prominence to light -the will-o’-the-wisp-, present throughout the plot. In this version, a groundbreaking musical bet is carried out with the inclusion of the dark ambience group “In Slaughter Natives”, which is added to the musical effects created by Luis Delgado for the original version and which take the viewer on a journey between life and death, a journey to the afterlife.
The work, written by Falla at the beginning of the 20th century and with a marked Andalusian character, delves into gypsy mysticism, approaching love in its most primitive and essential form. It tells the story of Candela, a gypsy girl, whose love for Carmelo is haunted by the specter of her former lover. A story of love and passion, tears and grief, witchcraft and seduction, death and dance.
The choreography contains moments of great beauty, such as Song of hurt love, Romance of the fisherman or Song of the will-o’-the-wisp. It should be noted that this version includes three popular songs written by Manuel de Falla: Nana, Polo and Asturiana, as well as a variation by Paco de Lucía for José the eternal lover.
A new version of El Amor Brujo, different in its forms, but eternal in its essence.