DET SJUNDE INSEGLET
Opera by João MacDowell
Libretto by Ingmar Bergman
When Ingmar Bergman wrote The Seventh Seal, he set his characters in the era of the Bubonic Plague. A knight returning from the Crusades plays a chess match with Death. Nevertheless, the artists survive, symbolically winning over Death when all else is lost.
In the shadow of the pandemic, war, and climate crisis, the realization of MacDowell’s operatic adaptation of Bergman’s themes and characters are suddenly even more relevant and resonant.
The New York Times:
“The Brazilian composer João MacDowell was direct in his admiration for “The Seventh Seal,”
adapting it into an opera that had its premiere at the festival in a concert version.”
“The screen-to-stage phenomenon was represented at the Dramaten festival with Mr. MacDowell’s “The Seventh Seal.”
João MacDowell is a new Thinker in the genre. (Stockholm Reviews 2018)
Thank you!
Orquestra e Coro de Tatuí & Swedish Cast
(2018)
Dramatis Personae:
Death – Soprano
Knight – Antonius Block – Tenor
Squire – Jöns – Mezzo-soprano
Actor – Jof – Tenor
Actress – Mia – Soprano
Monk – Bass-baritone
Witch and Knight’s Wife – Soprano
CHORUS: SATB
– Corpses, ghosts, crusaders, the waiting wives and children, villagers,
monks, penitents, drunkards, guards of the inquisition.
Instrumentation:
3 Flutes (2nd and 3rd double on piccolo)
2 Oboes (2nd doubles on English Horn)
2 Clarinets in Bb
2 Bassoons
2 Horns (may double with 4 horns)
2 Trumpets in C
2 Tenor Trombones
1 Bass Trombone or Tuba
Timpani (4 kettles)
3 Percussionists
1 Mandolin (optional – on stage)
Violins I, II
Violas
Cellos
Basses
Length:
Act 1: 1h 10mn
Act 2: 1h 20min
2018
Workshop Recordings Featuring:
PAULINA PFEIFFER
DEATH
DAVID WIJKMAN
The Knight ANTONIUS BLOCK
LINNEA ANDREASSEN
The Squire JOHNS
MICHAEL AXELSSON
The Clown JOF
JOHANNA E. MARTELL
The Actress MIA
MARIA DEMÉRUS
The Witch TYAN
BJÖRN LARSSON
The Monk RAVAL
BÉNGT GOMÉR
DIRECTOR
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EDSON BELTRAMI
MAESTRO
JOÃO MACDOWELL
COMPOSER
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INGMAR BERGMAN
TEXT & STORY
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Orquestra Sinfônica do Conservatório de Tatuí
I Violino: Rafael Pires (Spalla), Netto Rodrigues, Juan Marino, José Roque Cortese, Rafael Sanches*, Samuel Ferraz*, Melissa Martins*, Thiago Torres*, Abraham Perez Narrea*; II Violino: Abner Antunes, Moisés Lauton, Michael Machado*, João Vitor Santiago *, Giovanna Volpi*, Angel Quispe Arroyo*, Heitor M. Salesse*, Wesley Oliveira*; Viola: Willian Cunha, Janaína Almeida, Marcos Ferreira, Gabriel da Rocha*, Marina Costa*, Neemias Nunes de Souza Camargo Costa*, Camila Lopes*, Leonardo Santos *; Violoncelo: Túlio Pires, Tiago Almeida, Helen Quintanares*, Milena Gregório*, Patrick Silva*, Raphael Oliveira*, Ketlyn Costa*; Contrabaixo: David Muneratto, Diego Alejandro*, Leonardo Felipe*, Letícia Felicia*, Pedro Gonçalves*; Flauta Transversal: Otávio Bloes, Abner Américo*, Samuel Martins*; Oboé: Valquíria Porciúncula , Vitor Germano*; Clarinete: Lindemberg Cavalcante, Juan Enrique Santa Cruz Salinas*, Pedro Togni*; Fagote: Eliseu Silva Nascimento**, Mauro Junior*; Trompa: Adriana Scaglioni Lima, Vinicius Anghinoni*, Manuela Pavanello*, Renan Bertinotti*; Trompete: Nicolas de Godoi*, Rebeca Silva*; Trombone : Marcelo Bam Bam, Álvaro Ruiz *, Percussão : Luis Marcos Caldana; Jeferson Oliveira, Giovanni G Ricioli *, Bianca Pavanello**;
| Aluno Bolsista* | Convidado** |
Coro do Conservatório de Tatuí
Luiz Marchetti – Regente Convidado
Marilane Bousquet – Preparadora Vocal
Integrantes:
Soprano| Luciane Barros, Imira Rando*, Joelma Cristiane Ribeiro*, Morgana Mincatto Kurmann*, Natalia Domingues de Campos**, Esli Torres**, Rosangela Dória*;
Contralto| Mirtes Emilia Lomba Paes, Tayná Marina De M. Machado Fogaça*, Pâmela Adami Martins*, Nátali Barrile Tomazella*, Luiza Girnos de Figueiredo*, Merlise Moreira Sousa*;
Tenor| Claúdio Manoel de Oliveira, Luís Felipe da Silva*, Willian Manoel*, Ricardo Augusto de Lima Fenerich*, Lucas Sacco Vendramini Nunes*, Juan Martins Gonzalez*;
Baixo| Sandro Pires, Edson Thiago Cardoso*, José Vitor Amaral Gurgel Álvaro Pinheiro**
| Aluno Bolsista* | Convidado** ]
Coro Luther King – Convidado
Martinho Lutero – Regente Convidado
Daiane Scales, Ione Rodrigues, Elisabet Just, Benedict Rouillier, Carolina Santos, Dina Valéria Milani, Cristina Leister, Luiza Furtado,
Rodrigo Garcia, David Salim, Alisson Muniz, Wagner Dias, Daniel Lopes, Rodrigo Freitas
Coro Sueco – Convidado
Ulla Kallback, Bengt Einarsson, Emma Bromster, Birgitta Lindberg
Participação especial:
André Kaires como Flagelante
CONSERVATÓRIO DE TATUÍ
Ary Araújo Júnior – Diretor Executivo
Luiz Carlos Vinha – Diretor Administrativo e Financeiro
Prof. Dr. Pedro Persone – Assessor Pedagógico
Gustavo Barbosa-Lima – Assessor Artístico
ABAÇAÍ CULTURA E ARTE
Sérgio Cordeiro de Andrade – Presidente do conselho de Administração
Toninho Macedo – Diretor Cultural e Artístico
Conselho de Administração:
Martim Mikl Júnior, Philip Yang, Sandra Maria dos Santos, Paulo Nelson do Rego, Ida Rosana de Andrade, Carlos Eduardo Leme do Prado
Comunicação e Assessoria de Imprensa:
Sabrina Magalhães – Gerência
Paulo Rogério Ribeiro – Programação Visual
Iago Antunes – Atendente
Giovanna Giullia Lopes Silva e Luana Kayne Vieira Leite – jovens aprendizes
Centro de Produção
Isabel Cristina Medeiros Ávila – supervisora de Produção de Eventos
Thiago Lopes – Produtor Cultural
André Barbosa e Luciana Oliveira – Assistência de Produção
Jaqueline Lopes de Moura e Wesley Salomão Soares – Inspetoria de Grupos
Alice de Fátima Martins – Bilheteria
Marcelo Vieira de Souza – Iluminação
Jaime Pinheiro – Cenografia e Cenotécnica
Carlos Alberto Franco de Oliveira e Walmir Santos Dias Lopes – Arquivo
Guilherme de Miranda Ribeiro, Reginaldo Prestes, Samuel Bruno de Morais e Vilmar Pereira Ribas – Montagem
GOVERNO DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO
Márcio França – Governador do Estado
Romildo Campello – Secretário de Estado da Cultura
Dennis Alexandre Rodrigues de Oliveira – Unidade de Formação cultural (respondendo pelo expediente)
FATEC Tatuí
Produção Fonográfica
Professor Responsável:
José Carlos Pires
Engenheira de som – lider de equipe:
Beatriz Carlos Paranhos
Assistentes de liderança:
Adriano Rosa
Vinícius Costa
Legendas:
Lina Teresa O. K. B. Machado
Equipe produção fonográfica:
Arthur de Oliveira Gomes, Beatriz Felix, Bianca Marques Milanda, Daniela Cardoso Cortz, Eduardo Tegami, Heverton Barbosa, Jonas Ribeiro dos Santos, Rodrigo Takeo Matos Furuta, Lina Teresa Olga Kruze Borborema Machado, José Marcos, Mateus Neto, Naamã Maragno, Rafael Alves, Rafael Esgalha, Denis Floriano, Giovanny Camargo, João M. Dutra do Nascimento, Matheus Monteiro Alves, Tomas Fillizola Xavier, Marcelo Osvaldo A. G. da Costa,
IBOC
Brazil
Alexandre MacDowell – Diretor executivo
Sonja Figueiredo – Executive Producer
Mônica MacDowell – Administration (Greenpoint)
Mônica Araujo, Athena Azevedo – Producers
Antônio Cláudio Mac Dowell – Prestação de Contas
Cila MacDowell – Diretora de conteúdo visual
Regiane Moraes – Produção Ilhabela
Lara Varejão – Tradução de legendas
Lais Rodrigues – Diretora de arte
Douglas de Amorim – Iluminação
Pedro Urano, Alexandre Pereira, Michael Barcellos, Athena Azevedo, Lais Rodrigues – Documentação (Câmeras)
Sérgio Barbosa: Revisão de partitura orquestral
Antonio Ribeiro: Relacionamentos Institucionais
Sandra Barreto: Acessoria Jurídica
Gigi Regina de Simas: Acessoria de Marketing
Clarice Gonzallez: Acessoria de Marketing
Stockholm, Sweden Performances
Bengt Gomér – Set Design and Lighting
Ulrika Wendin – Wardrobe Coordinator
Bartira Fortes – Hair and Makeup
Johan Blixt – Assistant to the Composer
Athena Azevedo, Clarice Goulart – Executive Producers
Bartira Fortes – Producers
Beata Furstenberg, Caio Marques – Production Assistants
Molly Udden – Stage Manager
Tobias Gustafsson – Stage Crew
Lara Varejao, Samuela Burenstrand, Molly Udden – Supertitles
Alan Sparrow, Jan Liljekvist, Henrik Skogsmark – Moderna Museet Theater Technicians
Roberto Noel, Philip Olofsson – Video Recording
Johan Blixt, Guto Lucena – Sound Recording
INSTRUMENTALISTS
Niina Uggeldahl – Piano
Eric Ring – Violin
Natalia Goldmann – Cello
Eva-Tea Lundberg – French Horn
Neto Oliveira – Percussion
PROCESSION LEADERS
Beata Furstenberg
Leif Brömster
VOLUNTEER CHORUS
Eric Westanskog, Matilda Ekström, Dinorah Frometa, Agneta Lindblad, Kerstin Nord, Emanuele Filannino, Marie-Louise Kårvall, Ulla Källbäck, Maria Kjelsson, Reza Joudi Jabbari, Josephine Hoffmann, Caio Marques, Emma Brömster, Bengt Einarsson, Birgitta Lindberg, Carlos Eduardo Dias Borges
IBOC
New York
Athena Azevedo – Executive Director
João MacDowell – Artistic Director
Christina Morgan – Public Relations
Jonathan Arak – Stage Director
Carlos Maldonaldo – Marketing Director
Direct sponsorships from:
Governo Federal do Brasil
Ministério da Cultura
Lei Rouanet
Volvo Cars, Brazil
Prefeitura de Ilhabela
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The Anders Walls Foundation
The Kiell & Martha Beijer Foundation
Institutional support:
Embaixada da Suécia – Brasília
Brazilian Embassy – Stockholm
Swedish Chamber of Commerce
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Elanders
Partners in Brazil:
Conservatório de Tatuí
Orquestra Sinfônica de Tatuí
Coros de Tatuí e Luther King
Abaçaí Cultura e Arte
FATEC – Tatuí
Produção Fonográfica
Centro Paula Souza
Conethics
Greenpoint
Centro Cultural Baía dos Vermelhos
Partners in Sweden:
Föreningen för Svensk och Brasiliansk Kultur
Moderna museet
Dramaten
In honor of 2018 Bergman’s Centennial
special thanks
Ingmar Bergman Foundation
This work would not have been possible without the support from the following institutions:
Este trabalho não teria sido possível sem o apoio das seguintes instituições:
Bergman Foundation, Bergman Estate on Fårö – Bergmangårdarna, Bergman Center, Bergmanveckan, American-Scandinavia Foundation, Josef – London, Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce, Swedish Embassy Brasilia, Brazilian Consulate New York, Brazilian Embassy Stockholm, Royal Dramatic Theater Stockholm – Dramaten, Modern Art Museum Stockholm – Moderna museet, Teater SAT, Opera Högskolan, Brazilian Endowment for the Arts, IF Studio NY, Epic Litho, Fruktdealen.se, Our Lady of Pompeii Church NY, Scandinavia House NY, Conethics, Greenpoint, Vermelhos, Conservatório de Tatuí, Fatec Tatuí.
The special support from the following individuals:
Ingmar Bergman Jr, Marie Bergman, Petter Nordgren and the Nordgren family, Jan Holmberg, Athena Azevedo, Clarice Gonzallez, Clarice Goulart, Bengt Gomér, Jonathan Arak, Christina Morgan, Carlos Maldonado, Lewis Mitchel, Kerstin Karlström, Kerstin Brunnberg, David Lundblad, Vincent Hashmi, Stefan Hansen, Ulrika Josephsson, Jannike Åhlund, Pedro Urano, Laís Rodriguez, Alexandre MacDowell, Mônica MacDowell, Antônio Cláudio MacDowell, Emma Gray Munthe, Pontus Lindt, Håkan Lindhé, Johanna Wilson, Helen Beltrame, Lena Lundgren, Leif Lundgren, Jan Göransson, Florence Montmarre, Ambrose Martos, Peter Gröning, Visual Relief.
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