休斯敦大歌剧院季末演出,上演赎罪主题  

Houston Grand Opera chose atonement themes for ending its season

作　　者：谢朝宗 

出　　处：《歌剧》2015年第6期20-21,共2页Opera

摘　　要：《理发师陶德》(Sweeney Todd)的主角陶德和《女武神》(Die Walkure里的沃坦(Wotan)一样,都有一个使命——要对过去犯下的错误进行赎罪。所以休斯敦大歌剧院(Houston Grand Opera)在本季末排出这两出戏,似乎是要让人了解,要抹平过去发生的事,并不那么容易。当然这两个角色有着完全不同的身世。《理发师陶德》是美国音乐剧大师桑德海姆(Stephen Sondheim)的作品,1979年在百老汇首演,故事来自英国维多利亚时代的通俗小说。《女武神》是瓦格纳四联剧《尼伯龙根的指环》中的第二部,1870年在慕尼黑首演。By any measure,Stephen Sondheim's musical Sweeney Todd and Wagner's opera Die Walk(u|¨)re are two different animals.But they are the shows the Houston Grand Opera chose to end its season.On reflection,it's not too much of a stretch.Both feature a central character trying to right a past wrong—Sweeney wants to take revenge on the evil judge who framed him for a crime he did not commit;Wotan is set on returning the ring he stole from the Nibelungen to the Rhmemaidens.The extensive use of motives in Sweeney Todd also reveals some Wagnerian influence.

关 键 词：季末 陶德 女武神 美国音乐 瓦格纳 维多利亚时代 GRAND 齐格琳 HOUSTON 抹平 

分 类 号：J832[艺术—戏剧戏曲]