School 4 Lovers
| School 4 Lovers | |
|---|---|
| The Hip H'Opera | |
| Music | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Charlie "Parker" Bucknall |
| Lyrics | Lorenzo da Ponte Stephen Plaice Marcus "Paradise" Dawes |
| Setting | London |
| Basis | Opera Cosi fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Lorenzo da Ponte |
| Premiere | March 16, 2006: East Sussex, South England |
| Productions | 2006 Glyndebourne Opera House 2006 Finnish National Opera 2006 Estonian National Opera |
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School 4 Lovers is an international touring Hip H'Opera (distinguishable from a traditional hip hopera) created in the framework of RESEO’s (the European Network of Opera Education Departments) Creative Ways to Mozart Project.[1] Throughout 2006, Mozart’s 250th birthday was honored and celebrated around the globe.[2] Across Europe, the beloved classical composer's anniversary was commemorated with projects in opera houses, concert halls, schools, community and youth centres, and libraries.[1] School 4 Lovers, a modern adaptation of Mozart's Cosi fan tutte was a collaboration between four opera houses in Germany, Estonia, Finland and the UK.[1]
School 4 Lovers, the largest touring hip hopera, transposes the action from the original 18th-century Naples to a 21st century inner-city London public housing estate. The Hip h'opera proved highly controversial to the regular patrons of Opera who detested the operatic work of Mozart being tainted by Hip hop.
Production[edit]
To mark the extraordinary milestone of 250 years, German musical theater director, Dr. Markus Kosuch developed the idea and the concept of the cross-culture contemporary musical theater project which merges hip hop and opera together.[3] Kosuch approached Katie Tearle and Ulla Laurio, Heads of Education at Glyndebourne and Finnish National Opera to make new partnerships and a cultural and artistic collaboration.[1] The Creative Ways to Mozart Project (CWM), a collaboration between opera houses and youth culture organisations to engage young people creatively with Mozart and his operas was lead by The Réseau Européen des service educatifs des Maisons D’Opéra (Reseo) or the European Network of Education Departments in Opera Houses. Kosuch proposed that the plot focus on Cosi's love and fidelity conflict set in the inner city of London, rather than the traditional river docks of Naples.
Working with artists, teachers and young people from across the continent, the partner organisations exchanged, compared, brainstormed, documented and, above all, produce ways to bring Mozart alive for young people 250 years after his birth.
Critical reaction[edit]
BBC World arts correspondent, Vincent Dowd said of the School 4 Lover's premier "Sometimes there can be an aura of PC worthiness to projects like these. When people try to combine high art and street culture sometimes it's more like a collision. But this time it's gelled."[4]
Roles[edit]
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, March 16, 2006 (Conductor: Jonathan Gill) |
|---|---|---|
| Fiordiligi, Lady from Ferrara and sister to Dorabella, living in Naples | soprano | Jessica Walker |
| Dorabella, Lady from Ferrara and sister to Fiordiligi, living in Naples | soprano | Christine Gelder |
| Guglielmo, Lover of Fiordiligi, a Soldier | bass | Marvin Springer |
| Ferrando, Lover of Dorabella, a Soldier | tenor | Ville Salonen |
| Despina, a maid | soprano | Natasha Seale |
| Don Alfonso, an old philosopher | rapper | Marcus "Paradise" Dawes |
| Chorus: soldiers, servants, sailors | ||
See also[edit]
- List of operas by Mozart
- Cosi Fan Tutti, a novel by Michael Dibdin
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Hip H'Opera". glyndebourne.com. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ↑ MIDGETTE, ANNE (January 29, 2006). "Celebrating Mozart's 250th Con Brio". NY Times. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ↑ "Institute for scenic interpretation of music and theatre". musiktheaterpaedagogik.de. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ↑ Dowd, Vincent (17 March 2006). "Hip-hop Mozart's Glyndebourne debut". BBC News. World Art. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
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