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The new season of the National Theater of São Carlos (TNSC) will begin with an extension of the season 2017/18: the same production of Pier Luigi Pizzi of La Traviata of Verdi, which in the month of June sold the Lisbon Theater, will have a recital in the Oporto Coliseum on October 20, also starring Ekaterina Bakanova as Violetta. This is because the art director, Patrick Dickie, assumes the S. Carlos as a national theater and not a theater of Lisbon. "It is important for us to play more and more in Porto, because the public of the city is thirsty for great opera, and a partnership with São Carlos seems to us to be a good step to develop the genre in
The highlights of the 2018/19 season, which will again cross opera, symphonic music and chamber music, fall on Graham Vick's return to Lisbon on the 25th.
Although that Patrick Dickie asserts that his seasons have always been news, watching the broadcast leaked this Friday on the site the Portuguese Symphony Orchestra (OSP) and the 75th anniversary of the TNSC choir. institution, nothing very innovative is planned.For starter, the first absolute of the lyrical period is written by Nuno Côrte-Real, with a libretto by Pedro Mexia and directed by Ricardo Neves-Neves: The Bandit's Song will be presented at the Teatro da Trind ade, between November 8 and 18, with passage to Torres Vedras on the 20th of the same month
The most audacious moment may be already in 2019, a new production of Alceste by Gluck – which, oddly, has not been presented in São Carlos for 60 years, "notes the artistic director – this time signed by the charismatic director Graham Vick, with recitals between January 19 and 27, under the direction of Maestro Graeme Jenkins.
But there is also a national beginning (140 years late!) That deserves the attention of Dickie: "I would say that the Portuguese beginnings of The Star of Chabrier realized by João Paulo Santos, with Eduarda Melo and Dora Rodrigues, is a novelty.This is a French operetta stuffed with truly enchanting music and with a Portuguese cast "(April 1-6 at TNSC). The film will be directed by James Bonas, who made his debut at São Carlos last season, with The Child and Spells .
Before that date, we expect a new production of The Human Voice of Poulenc, and The Castle of Barba Azul by Bartók, with staging of Olga Roriz, video and drawing by João Pedro Fonseca by Cristina Piedade, with musical direction by Joana Carneiro and the voices of Alexandra Deshorties, Allison Cook and Kostas Smoriginas.
Meanwhile, the Porto Coliseum will again be the TNSC's music scene, hosting, in concert version, the third act of Wagner's opera Parsifal on April 12 , three days after his presentation in Lisbon
Patrick Dickie also invites Rossini to listen: "I would say that the semi-serious opera La Gazza Ladra which we will present in a concert version, It is not interpreted with great frequency and will be special for our Lisbon public "(May 9th and 11th at TNSC).
The only imported production arrives at the end of the season, with the National Theater of Croatia to materialize Puccini's Bohemian directed by Arnaud Bernard, and with the TNSC Choir and the OSP headed by the Venezuelan Diego Matheuz.
In another register, ] focus of São Carlos reserves space for chamber music, with free concert cycles given by OSP musicians and guest groups, in partnership with Antena 2; while the noble hall will also be the scene of chamber concerts in which the OSP will accompany great soloists such as Bruno Borralhinho and Mark Simpson
Symphony in Celebration
Symphonic Programming Begins one month before the lyric season. In a concert in honor of the consul Aristides de Sousa Mendes (1885-1954), soloists, choir and orchestra give life A child of our time by Michael Tippett, under the direction of Joana Carneiro ( TNSC, 22 of September). Not to mention a collaboration with the National Ballet Company which, at Christmas, will bring us The Nutcracker under the direction of the maestro Pedro Neves, with a choreography of the Turk Mehmet Balkan – with the Days of Music in the CCB and with the opera season, OSP presents 14 different programs, including six with the São Carlos Choir.
October will be a month to travel, and in addition to the visit to the Coliseu do Porto, the PASB goes through Caldas da Queen (where it will return in February) with pianist Simon Trpceski in concert for Brahms piano, under the direction of Joana Carneiro (day 6).
On the occasion of the anniversary of the Portuguese Symphony Orchestra, three commissions were made to the Portuguese composers The first was written by Luis Tinoco (born in 1969), and will be created under the conduct of the titular conductor on November 25 at the CCB
Composer in residence in São Carlos since 2016, where he is simultaneously a consultant for contemporary music Tinoco collaborates with Patrick Dickie and Joana Carneiro by creating "new opportunities for Portuguese composers in different stages of their career. "We try to make sure that we do not only work with young composers, but only with dedicated composers. We also have the commitment to interpret the Portuguese repertoire, "says the artistic director." Luís Tinoco not only works in mentoring young composers, but also composes for us. We combine contemporary composers with projects that interest our audience. "
The other two guest composers are Ana Seara (born in 1985), who will present a Sinfonia Concertante in February, and Carlos Azevedo (1964), whose work will be presented at a date to be announced
. the month of the greatest activity of the symphonic season.In the context of another anniversary – the 500th anniversary of the Church of Loreto -, Marcos Magalhães will lead in this temple the choir of the CNTS and the 39 OSP in the first modern audition of the Te Deum by Giuseppe Totti of a program in which Joana Carneiro directs works by Giovanni Gabrieli and Sofia Gubaidulina and Stravinsky's Sacrament of Spring (9th at Caldas da Rainha and 10th at the CCB)
Building a Program
Asked about the guidelines for programming the new season – which will include eight operas, four of which will be new productions – Dickie n e not hide his way of working: "I can not follow a line the direction, in the sense of a single concept director, because São Carlos has many different audiences. I consider individual projects as unique opportunities. He wanted to work with Graham Vick, wanted to work again with CCB and Joana Carneiro; Barba Azul Castle is a fantastic piece for a symphony orchestra. And the artistic director of the TNSC summarizes: "My guiding principle is to make individual projects very stimulating for the public, hoping that this will sometimes even happen by chance – in a balanced whole. "
The idea of the ten annual productions as a sufficient number for a theater like São Carlos is only looming on the horizon. "Given the reduction we have suffered over the past two years, we have been able to maintain the number of operas and increase ticket sales. This year, we are making eight productions, but we will do a slightly smaller number of recitals (28 instead of 30). But I will always say that ten is the magic number. With the budget at my disposal, I must be as creative as possible.
In short, Patrick Dickie describes his proposal as "a mixed program, full of unusual experiences. "He adds that he would like the Lisbon public to participate in at least two operas next season." They will not be disappointed! "
The opening of the box office for the upcoming season will take place on September 14. Until then, there is still a lot of time to choose.
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