Email info@independentopera.com, Privacy notice Conductor Timothy Redmond Fou estrenada en tres etapes: en concert (Munic, 1948), en posada a escena (Colònia, 1949) i en una nova versió (Mannheim, 1957). K A Hartmann Simplicius Simplicissimuss with Independent Opera at the Lilian Baylis Studio this week, with Stephanie Corley, Tomothy Redmond conducted the Brutten Sinfonia. Click here to read Hartmann's full profile. The novel is considered by some to contain autobiographic elements, inspired by Grimmelshausen's experience in the war. Hartmann completed the original version of Simplicius between 1934 and 1936, and revised the work in 1957. 90 York Way By using our website you consent to our cookies in accordance with our Cookie Policy. This new production of Karl Amadeus Hartmanns opera Simplicius Simplicissimus at the Staatsoper Stuttgart is performed in its first chamber-music version. Telephone +44 (0)207 014 2802 The production was directed by the 2016 Independent Opera Director Fellow, Polly Graham. CV. Work/Gwaith. It was extensively revised as Simplicius Simplicissimus in 1957. Independent Opera returns to Sadler’s Wells, following the success of its 2015 production of Šimon Voseček’s Biedermann and the Arsonists, with the UK premiere of Karl Amadeus Hartmann’s Simplicius Simplicissimus. 2019. CV. Simplicius Simplicissimus was originally written for voices and chamber orchestra in the mid-1930s and first performed in 1948, but Hartmann went on to score it for full orchestra in 1956. The novel depicts the horrific events of the Thirty Years’ War through the eyes of a naive child (Simplicius Simplicissimus). The novel depicts the horrific events of the Thirty Years’ War through the eyes of a naive child (Simplicius Simplicissimus). Independent Opera at Sadler’s Wells returns with Britten Sinfonia, following the success of their 2015 production of Šimon Voseček’s Biedermann and the Arsonists, with the UK première of Hartmann’s Simplicius Simplicissimus in a new translation by David Pountney.. Based on the novel by Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen Jürgen Rust Landsknecht: Heikki Kilpeläinen Hauptmann / Feldwebel: Stephan Bootz Bauer: Ks. Hartmann’s opera, Simplicius Simplicissimus, draws on Grimmelshausen’s 17th-century epic picaresque novel of the same name to create a powerful meditation on the forces of innocence and experience. Simplicius Simplicissimus By Karl Amadeus Hartmann November 2016 Director: Polly Graham Conductor: Timothy Redmond Assistant Director Matthew Holmquist, Simplicius Stephanie Corley The opera version repeatedly claims that in 1618, twelve million people lived in Germany; in 1648, it was down to four million. 1891, d. 1966), who had prevailed upon the young Hartmann to write the opera. Simplicius Simplicissimus: Marie-Christine Haase Einsiedel: Alexander Spemann Gouverneur: Ks. Simplicius Simplicissimus, Opera in three Scenes Libretto: Hermann Scherchen, Wolfgang Petzet & Karl Amadeus Hartmann, after HJC Grimmelshausen Helen Donath: soprano (Simplicius Simplicissimus) Eberhard Büchner: tenor (Einsiedel) Klaus König: tenor (Gouverneur) CV. Farmer Emyr Wyn Jones A symphonic version, which Hartmann composed in the 50ies, superseded the chamber-music version. Contact/Cyswllt. Hartmann’s opera, Simplicius Simplicissimus , draws on Grimmelshausen’s 17th-century epic picaresque novel of the same name to create a powerful meditation on the forces of innocence and experience. It was extensively revised as Simplicius Simplicissimus in 1957. Thursday 17 November Lighting Designer Ceri James INDEPENDENT OPERA 'Simplicius Simplicissimus' Trailer, November 2016, By Karl Amadeus Hartmann The opera was written 1934-1935 structured in three acts and more scenes, to which was added in 1939 an overture in homage to Prokofiev, and premiered in 1948. This was the first ever staging in the UK, and for a good reason. Not a title to say with a mouth full of beans, and not an opera to stage when Lulu's in town, Simplicius Simplicissimus is a picaresque pageant that flatters to deceive. Soldier William Dazeley Captain Matthew Durkan He revised it in 1957, the version that finally made its way on to the British stage for the first time last week. Governor Mark Le Brocq It was no accident that the idea to write an opera based on material from the 30 Year's War occured to the composer Karl Amadeus Hartmann in the years 1934/35. INDEPENDENT OPERA at Sadler’s Wells returns, following the success of its 2015 production of Šimon Voseček’s 'Biedermann and the Arsonists', with the UK première of Karl Amadeus Hartmann’s 'Simplicius Simplicissimus' in a new translation by David Pountney. The production is directed by the 2016 Independent Opera Director Fellow, Polly Graham, with a new translation by David Pountney. Video Designer Will Duke It might have taken eight decades to reach the UK, but Simplicius Simplicissimus – the only full-length opera by Karl Amadeus Hartmann – received its first production here by the enterprising Independent Opera. K A Hartmann Simplicius Simplicissimuss with Independent Opera at the Lilian Baylis Studio this week, with Stephanie Corley, Timothy Redmond conducting the Britten Sinfonia. Karl Amadeus Hartmann: Simplicius Simplicissimus, opera - Play streams in full or download MP3 from Classical Archives (classicalarchives.com), the largest and … It depicts battle atrocities (notionally the 30 Years War, although it could be any conflict) through the eyes of an ill-educated lad with a talent for extempore speechifying. He employs this language not only in his symphonies and many of his chamber works, but also in his opera Simplicius Simplicissimus, based on the 1669 novel Der abenteuerliche Simplicissimus by Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen. Des Simplicius Simplicissimus Jugend is a German-language opera by Karl Amadeus Hartmann to a libretto by Hermann Scherchen, Wolfgang Petzet and the composer after Jakob von Grimmelhausen's picaresque novel Simplicius Simplicissimus. INDEPENDENT OPERA at Sadler’s Wells returned, following the success of its 2015 production of Šimon Voseček’s Biedermann and the Arsonists, with the UK première of Hartmann’s Simplicius Simplicissimus in a new translation by David Pountney. Simplicius Simplicissimus Simplicius Dimplicissiums és una òpera de Karl Amadeus Hartmann, obra que trenca amb molts dels esquemes compostos fins aleshores. The full title of the second version, presented here, is Simplicius Simplicissimus: drei Szenen aus seiner Jugend. 50+ videos Play all Mix - Helen Donath - Simplicius Simplicissimus - Hartmann YouTube Helen Donath and Peter Csaba - Santander 2013 July - Duration: 26:25. polyphonos 2,662 views An anti-fascist, anti-war opera written in Germany while the Nazis were in power? Registered Charity no. Summary. And so his 1936 opera Simplicius Simplicissimus was not heard until 1948. Designer Nate Gibson Significantly Hartmann’s opera Simplicius Simplicissimus, given its UK premiere last week by Independent Opera, deals with another turbulent time in … It has been reported that as a child Grimmelshausen was kidnapped by Hessian and Croatian troops where he eventually served as a musketeer. Saturday 19 November 2016. The opera tracks the journey of one individual, the sheltered, ignorant shepherd boy, Simplicius Simplicissimus, whose life is upturned by the events of the Thirty Years' War. Right, so Simplicius Simplicissimus is a picaresque seventeenth-century novel treating of the horrors of the Thirty Years' War, which had recently devastated Germany. This was the first ever staging in the UK, and for a good reason. It was his friend, the conductor and contemporary music advocate, Hermann Scherchen (b. 2020. INDEPENDENT OPERA / Sadler's Wells Theatre. HARTMANN, K.A. The historian Robert Ergang, however, draws upon Gustav Könnecke's Quellen und Forschungen zur Lebensgeschichte Grimmelshausens to assert that "the events related in the novel Simplicissimus could hardly have been autobiographical sinc… Five years before Brecht used the Thirty Years War for Mother Courage , Hartmann found in its orgy of brutality a … Find out more. Now this new disc from Challenge Classics of his opera Simplicius Simplicissimus is a highly welcome sighting of Hartmann's major operatic work. Work/Gwaith. Director Polly Graham Consta d'una introducció i tres escenes. The opera was written 1934-1935 structured in three acts and more scenes, to which was added in 1939 an overture in homage to Prokofiev, and premiered in 1948. Simplicius Simplicissimus (German: Der abenteuerliche Simplicissimus Teutsch) is a picaresque novel of the lower Baroque style, written in 1668 by Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen and probably published the same year (although bearing the date 1669).Inspired by the events and horrors of the Thirty Years' War which devastated Germany from 1618 to 1648, it is … © document.write(new Date().getFullYear()) Independent Opera. The title role of the Simplicius, a naive shepherd boy is sung by a soprano, the Einsiedler is sung by a baritone. The production was directed by the 2016 Independent Opera Director Fellow, Polly Graham. The outcome, though, is essentially a disappointment. Simplicius Simplicissimus might reek of morally improving allegory and didactic earnestness, but there’s nothing dusty about Karl Amadeus Hartmann’s 1948 opera. Hermit Adrian Thompson Ensemble Tristan Hambleton, Emyr Wyn Jones, Nicholas Morris, Nicholas Morton, Bradley Smith, Adam Sullivan, Andrew Tipple and James Way, "It is exciting to be directing the UK première of Simplicius Simplicissimus. CD review - didactic and passionate; Hartmann as a composer is still rather elusive and unknown. Contact/Cyswllt. Choreographer Michael Spenceley, Assistant Conductor Harry Sever Kings Place Dobrodružný Simplicius Simplicissimus Dobrodružný Simplicius Simplicissimus (1668, rozšířeno 1669, přepracováno 1671, Der abenteuerliche Simplicissimus Teutsch) je pikareskní román německého spisovatele Hanse Jakoba Christoffela von Grimmelshausena, považovaný za nejvýznamnější prozaické dílo období baroka. Karl Amadeus Hartmann’s opera Simplicius Simplicissimus is based on the novel Der abenteuerliche Simplicissimus Teutsch written in 1668/1669 by Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen. This Hybrid SACD recording of Karl Amadeus Hartmann's unique anti-war opera Simplicius Simplicissimus marks an important step in the continuing reappraisal of his uvre, following Challenge Classics' recent release of all eight symphonies by the 20th century German composer. Sergeant Tristan Hambleton (2 August 1905 – 5 December 1963). Des Simplicius Simplicissimus Jugend is a German-language opera by Karl Amadeus Hartmann to a libretto by Hermann Scherchen, Wolfgang Petzet and the composer after Jakob von Grimmelhausen's picaresque novel Simplicius Simplicissimus. Tide Whisperer - NATIONAL THEATRE WALES. Markus Stenz conducts the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and … I am now one of the very few people in the world who have seen two different productions of Hartmann’s opera Simplicius Simplicissimus. Nyrsys. We use cookies to improve user experience. You may also like. K A Hartmann's Des Simplicius Simplicissimus Jugend was a brave act of conscience, even though the opera wasn't publicly performed until 1948. Simplicius Simplicissimus. G iven its UK premiere by Independent Opera, Simplicius Simplicissimus is the only full-length opera by Karl Amadeus Hartmann (1905-63), the Munich-based composer who spent the years of … Challenge Classics has issued all of Harmann's eight symphonies. 2018. New English translation by David Pountney, Friday 11 November Written in Munich in 1934, and revised and reworked by Hartmann himself, it is Hartmann’s testimony of the experience of living through the extraordinary events of the 1930s and '40s." London N1 9AG Music Base INDEPENDENT OPERA / Sadler's Wells Theatre. Almost 300 years after that war which for Germany was a devastating and traumatic historical ev. 2016 Director Fellow, Polly Graham visits Munich ahead of Simplicius rehearsals In preparation for Independent Opera’s upcoming production of Simplicius Simplicissimus , Polly Graham (director) and Nate Gibson (designer) headed out to Munich to explore the area where the composer, Karl Amadeus Hartmann, lived at the time. The production is directed by the 2016 Independent Opera Director Fellow, Polly Graham. 1162432 The Woman Chiara Vinci Karl Amadeus Hartmann’s opera Simplicius Simplicissimus is based on the novel Der abenteuerliche Simplicissimus Teutsch written in 1668/1669 by Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen. So composer Karl Amadeus Hartmann described his caustic chamber opera Simplicius Simplicissimus, receiving its UK premiere at Sadler’s Wells 81 years late. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/sep/04/hartmann-simplicius-simplicissimus-cd-review, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simplicius_Simplicissimus_(opera)&oldid=988635875, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 14 November 2020, at 10:27. Simplicius isn't really an opera at all and much of its pungency derives from the fact it's written with some Bavarian dialect. Work/Gwaith. Karl Amadeus Hartmann  Tuesday 15 November It is the latter version that Stenz chose for this recording. : Simplicius Simplicissimus [Opera] (C. Nylund, C. Gerhaher, Munich Radio Orchestra, U. Schirmer) by Karl Amadeus Hartmann. Simplicius Simplicissimus is loosely based on H J Chr Grimmelshausen's 1669 book, the frontispiece pictured here. Tylwyth. Contact/Cyswllt ... Contact/Cyswllt. 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