FULL THE YOUNG KING (Lucas Galon) São Carlos 2024 Clóvis Português, Beatriz Pereira, Kismara Pezzati, Alexandre Mazzer
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: The Young King or O Jovem Rei
- Composer: Galon Lucas
- Libretto: Lucas Eduardo da Silva Galon and translated to English by Paulo Eduardo de Barros Veiga, based on the Homonymous story of Oscar Wilde Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: Teatro Municipal de São Carlos, Brazil, Universidad de Sao Paulo USP,
- Recorded: June 26, 2024
- Type: Staged Opera Live
- Singers: Clóvis Português, Beatriz Pereira, Kismara Pezzati, Alexandre Mazzer, Yuka de Almeida Prado, Tomas Callas Mistrorigo, Marcos Poellnitz, Luana Terçariol, Wigna Alves, Maria Eduarda Coutinho, Gabriel Amaral, Eduardo Pedro, Júnior Brites, Mafê Minutti, Inara Antiorio Santana
- Conductor: Lucas Eduardo da Silva Galon
- Orchestra: USP FILARMÔNICA Director:
- Chorus: CORAL DO ESTÚDIO DE ÓPERA MINAZ
- Chorus Master: Gisele Ganade
- Stage Director: José Maurício Cagno
- Stage Designer: José Maurício Cagno
- Costume Designer: Gerson Watanuki
- Lighting Designer: José Maurício Cagno
Information about the Recording
- Published by: Lucas Galon - Composer and Conductor
- Date Published: 2024
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs
- Video Recording from: YouTube FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Galon says he began working with opera two years ago and Oscar Wilde’s text always disturbed him for several reasons, making him reflect on the very nature of art, which led to the adaptation for opera. “The short story The Young King tells the story of a young man who, raised in a humble environment, is unexpectedly elevated to the position of king and experiences difficulties with the strict rules of the court.”
The composer professor, who also acts as conductor of the USP Philharmonic in this opera project, highlights the various dramatic possibilities of the text, which, although it is “a tale of emancipation, with childish elements”, contains “symbolic meanings and complexities that could help in terms of making interesting music and transforming it into an opera”. The libretto, the opera’s plot, was written with the collaboration of Paulo Eduardo de Barros Veiga, a postdoctoral fellow at FFCLRP, who is also a member of the Poíesis Crítica research group , led by Ricciardi.
Quoted from USP