The story concerns the enlightenment of the Christian King Roger II by a young shepherd who represents pagan ideals. Kasper Holten’s production (The Royal Opera’s first) of Król Roger (King Roger) brought the opera back to the London stage after an absence of almost 40 years. Karol Szymanowski’s masterpiece powerfully presents the dilemmas of culture versus nature and man versus beast, and movingly depicts King Roger’s inner struggles as he moves from an impossible life of repressed desires to the other extreme, giving in to his own demons. Meanwhile, Roger’s people, seduced by the promises of the mysterious Shepherd, are drawn towards totalitarianism and repression. Antonio Pappano conducts Szymanowksi’s opulent and beautiful score, with a cast including Mariusz Kwiecień as Roger (one of the greatest interpreters of the role today), Saimir Pirgu as the Shepherd, and Georgia Jarman in her Royal Opera debut as Roger’s loving queen Roxana.
Beethoven’s only opera is a masterpiece, an uplifting story of risk and triumph. In this new production, conducted by Antonio Pappano, David Butt Philip plays the political prisoner Florestan, and Lise Davidsen his wife Leonore (disguised as ‘Fidelio’) who daringly sets out to rescue him.
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Król Roger trailer (The Royal Opera)
Kasper Holten presents a new production of Szymanowski's sumptuously scored opera King Roger a meditation on identity and desire. Find out more at ...
Wuppertaler Bühnen: KÖNIG ROGER (KROL ROGER) - Trailer
Filmproduktion Siegersbusch Wuppertal 2014 König Roger (Król Roger) von Karol Szymanowski Text von Karol Szymanowski und Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz ...
KRÓL ROGER Karol Szymanowski - teaser
KRÓL ROGER Opera w trzech aktach Libretto: Karol Szymanowski Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz Prapremiera: Warszawa Premiera tej inscenizacji: ...
Krol Roger (King Roger) Op. 46: Act III: Na sad na sad (Yield to Justice King) (Chorus...
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America Krol Roger (King Roger) Op. 46: Act III: Na sad na sad (Yield to Justice King) (Chorus Roger Shepherd Edirisi ...
Król Roger – Roxana's Song (The Royal Opera)
Georgia Jarman sings Roxana's Song from Karol Szymanowski's Król Roger with Mariusz Kwiecień as King Roger Kim Begley as Edrisi and the ladies of the ...
Krol Roger (King Roger) Op. 46: Act III: Slonce! Slonce! (The Sun! The Sun!) (Roger)
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America Krol Roger (King Roger) Op. 46: Act III: Slonce! Slonce! (The Sun! The Sun!) (Roger) · Wojtek Drabowicz ...
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