民族乐派歌剧之旅——雅纳切克《马克罗波洛斯案件》

Understanding opera and musical nationalism:Leos Janacek's The Makropolus Case

【歌剧内容】著名歌唱家玛尔蒂忽然对一桩337年前的诉讼案件发生了极大兴趣。当时有个名叫马克罗波洛斯的人,因为发明长生不老药,却被认为骗子而下狱,最后死于狱中。玛尔蒂为此收集大量的卷宗与资料,正是为了找到这份长生不老药的秘方,用以延续自己年轻的生命。而玛尔蒂正是马克罗波洛斯的女儿,她曾经认为自己是世界上最幸福的人。但随着永无止境的生命,

As one of Leos Janacek's most important late operas,The Makropolus Case is an extremely complex work.This opera is written in arioso style from beginning to end.Especially worth mentioning is the deep philosophy on how people treat life and living differently.