NCPA Opera La Fille du Regiment

Published on Jan 17, 2018

NCPA Opera La Fille du Regiment

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Genre: NCPA

Dates: March 14-18, 2018

Times: 7:30pm

Venue: Drama Theatre of NCPA

Prices: 180, 300, 420, 500, 580, 680


Features: La Fille du Regiment is the third produced of Donizetti’s operas by the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA). From March 14-18, the La Fille du Regiment will stage in Drama Theatre of NCPA.


BRIEF INTRODUCTION

Gaetano Donizetti is one of the representative masters of Italian operatic style in the first half of the 19th century, along with Rossini and Bellini, considered the three giants of bel canto. La fille du régiment is the third produced by the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) after Donizetti’s L’elisir d’Amore and Don Pasquale.


La fille du regiment (The Daughter of the Regiment) is an opera in two acts. The first tells the life of the female protagonist Marie in the army, and the second, her life in a castle. The opera premiered on February 11th, 1840 at the Paris Opera, but its first performance in Italy on October 3rd, 1840 received harsh reviews and wasn’t taken seriously. Not until 1928 did the opera received its due accolades with the Italian soprano, Toti Dal Monte, in the role of Marie. The storyline is light-hearted, humorous in tone, and accessible to popular audiences. The music is richly-expressive, the male and female lead vocal elements each having their own unique styles. The aria “Ah! Mes amis, quel jour de fete!” dubbed “dangerous ground” for tenors, demands a full nine successive high Cs within two minutes, leaving many tenors daunted by the task. It was in fact Pavarotti’s role in this very opera that had earned him the title, “King of the High C.”


Conductor: Matteo Beltrami
Director: Pier Francesco Maestrini
Set Designer/Projection Designer: Juan Guillermo Nova


NCPA Opera La Fille du Regiment

SYNOPSIS
The orphan Marie, adopted by Sergeant Sulpice, and brought up in the army at an early age, is a bright, cheerful young girl, who loves singing. Everyone calls her the daughter of the regiment. She falls in love with Tonio, a young man who saved her from the edge of a cliff, and enlisted in the army on account of her. At the camp site, they share their true feelings for each another. When Marie hears that Tonio is to be executed as a spy, she pleads with the soldiers with all her might hoping to spare her lover. Just as the two had confessed their affections and has fallen under the spell of love, the Marquise of Berkenfield recognises Marie as her niece and decides to take her back to the family castle in Paris. When the soldiers arrive at the palace, Tonio has already been meritoriously promoted to serve as officer. Mary, Tonio and the Sergeant feel so happy to be reunited. Marie introduces Tonio to the Marquise, who announces that Marie is to marry the Duke of Crakentorp and Tonio must depart immediately. Unwilling to submit, Marie and Tonio hatch a plan to elope. Seeing no other alternative, the Marquise reveals the truth that Marie is actually the illegitimate child of her and her paramour. On discovering this, Marie is loathe to disobey her mother and remains obliged to sign the marriage contract. But the soldiers are fiercely opposed to the Marquise’s arrangements. Tonio storms in with the soldiers singing Au secours de notre fille, and shouting, “We won’t allow her to become a victim of this marriage.” Marie recounts her experiences growing up with the regiment. Ultimately, the Marquise acquiesces, accepts Tonio and the two lovers as a couple who deserve to be with each other.


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BOOKING INFORMATION

Online Tickets Booking Available now!

Children under 1.2m are NOT admitted!

Tickets can't returned or changed once sold!

TICKET PRICES

  • 180
  • 300
  • 420
  • 500
  • 580
  • 680

Prices are in RMB (“×” Sold Tickets), Include Booking Fees

DELIVERY & PAYMENT

Please booking tickets online or sales@theatrebeijing.com. After your reservation is confirmed, our staff will delivery (Free service) the tickets to your address(only in Beijing), you could pay cash(RMB) or credit card.

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Drama Theatre of Beijing National Grand Theatre

Drama Theatre of NCPA

West of Tiananmen Square, Beijing

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