新版维瓦尔第歌剧《真相危机》英国首演

British premiere of a thrillingly cool La verità in cimento

嘉辛顿歌剧院是英国众多歌剧院中第一家将维瓦尔第的歌剧作品搬上舞台演出的。说到作曲家维瓦尔第,他是以众多协奏曲享誉世界,特别是小提琴协奏曲《四季》。这些年,英国舞台上也逐渐出现了维瓦尔第的小众歌剧作品的身影。去年,他的歌剧《达里奥的加冕》（作于1717年）在英国首演;今年则轮到了另一部歌剧《饱经考验的真理》。2012年伦敦奥运会时,嘉辛顿歌剧院还将上演维瓦尔第的另外一部歌剧《奥林匹克运动会》,该剧是基于第一届奥林匹克运动会的故事改编而成。

OUTLINE/Garsington has become the first British company to champion the stage works of Vivaldi.Last year,it gave the premiere of Vivaldi's The Coronation of Dario(1717);this year it's the turn of La verita in cimento(Truth put to the Test,1720).In the run up to the London Olympics 2012,Garsington will present his L'Olimpiade,based on the story of the first Olympic Games.This year,Garsington Opera's compelling production of Vivaldi's La verita in cimento came'color-coded,'possibly to help audiences unravel the intricacies of its complicated,unintentionally comic and,for most people,unfamiliar plot.After all,this was the British premiere of a rarely performed work.