2 and 3 February, noon
Young audience
- Date:
2
and 3
February, 10 a.m.
2 and 3 February, noon
01 February 6 p.m. - Duration: 60 min
- Hall: Sala Manuel García
In the Court of the Child Queen
When she had hardly taken her first breath, Mary Stuart was already Queen of Scotland. She was crowned just six days after her father James died for a life that bears resemblance to a novel, from beginning to end; brought up in France, embroiled in the complex conspiracies of succession for the English crown, a victim of religious wars ( a practicing Catholic in the full swing of Protestantism) and, in the end, imprisoned and decapitated by order of Queen Elizabeth I.
A schemer to some, a saint to others, the so-called Infant Queen attracted the attention of Stefan Zweig, among other authors. As with other historical figures, the Austrian writer took advantage of the biography of Mary to explore the woman beyond the personage, placing her in historical context and casting her in our times. Was she a victim of history or was she consumed in the fire she herself lit?
Irma Correa’s libretto takes Zweig’s text as a starting point to bring us closer to our reality. A contemporary atmosphere, inspired by the story of Mary Stuart, for this chamber opera. Produced by the Fundación Teatro Joven with music by Martin Hennessy and directed by José Luis Arellano. A musical adventure for today, full of emotion and dramatic force for all ages.
Chamber opera by Martin Hennessy
Text by Irma Correa based on the biography by Stefan Zweig
Premiere on 17 March at the Real Teatro de Retiro of Madrid
For the first time at the Teatro de la Maestranza
All the programming in the Sala Manuel García is made possible thanks to the support of the Fundación Banco Sabadell.
- Music: Martin Hennessy
- Text: Irma Correa
- Direction: José Luis Arellano García
- Musical director: Alberto Granados Reguilón
- Set and costume design: Ikerne Giménez
- Lights: Jesús Díaz Cortés (AAI)
Productio, Fundación Teatro Joven
- Maria Estuardo: Carla Sampedro
- Bothwell / Darnely / John Knox / Jacobo V / Horse / Chorus: Daniel Esteban
- Isabel I / María de Guisa / Horse / Chorus: Alba M. Moraga
- Piano / Violin: Cristina Sanz
- Flute / Synthesizers / Percussion / Trumpet: Alberto Granados Reguilón
About Irma Correa
Screenwriter, playwright and actress. As a dramatist, she has received various national and international prizes such as the Max Award or the SGAE Award for Theatre.
About José Luis Arellano
With a degree in Dramatic Arts, has carried out his career principally in Spain and the United States. Artistic director and founder of the theatre project LaJoven in 2012.
The press says
El Maestranza presenta la ópera de cámara «María Estuardo», producción de LaJoven
La partitura es de Martin Hennessy y la dirección escénica corre a cargo de José Luis Arellano García, con dirección musical de Alberto Granados Reguilón.
La historia de la reina que quiso ser dueña de su destino llega al Maestranza: fechas de la ópera de cámara 'María Estuardo'
Cinco funciones encabezadas por la mezzosoprano Carla Sampedro representarán el viaje interior de la joven reina de Escocia, que encarna el choque entre el poder, el deseo y el destino
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