![]() ![]() ![]() Bajazet’s daughter, Asteria, is in love with Andronico, though Tamerlano wishes to wed her, and offers Andronico political power if he gives her the message. Let me give it a shot: Tamerlano, the Turko–Mongol conquerer, has defeated and imprisoned the Ottoman Sultan Bajazet through an alliance with Bajazet’s enemy the Greek Prince Andronico. ![]() The plot, which serves largely as a string to connect the disparate arias, is bonkers. It may seem like an odd idea, but then consider recent movie musicals that string out a story from the music of Abba or the Beatles. Vivaldi’s own contributions include a three-movement sinfonia that opens the work, as well as many of the heroes’ arias (though not all were written for this work originally). Vivaldi’s Bajazet, performed in collaboration with the Royal Opera, directed by Adele Thomas with the Irish Baroque Orchestra and a cast of six performers, was twice postponed due to the pandemic and has now finally seen its première – its first ever performance in Ireland – at the beautiful Solstice Arts Centre in Navan (18 Jan).ĭespite INO’s promotion, this is really only somewhat a Vivaldi opera it’s a pasticcio – an opera assembled from pre-existing arias by a variety of composers. Irish National Opera has begun 2022 with a staging originally planned for 2020. ![]()
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