Love and Other Demons

Opera in two parts

Commissioned by Festivalopera Glyndebourne and BBC

Description

World premiere: 10 August, 2008 – Lewes
Glyndebourne Opera Festival
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Vladimir Jurowsky
Director: Silviu Purcarete

Based on Gabriel García Márquez’s novel “Of Love and Other Demons”
Libretto: Kornél Hamvai
Language: English

Love and Other Demons is a story of forbidden love set in the tropical and magical world of 18th century Colombia, adapted from the novella by Nobel-prizewinner, Gabriel García Márquez.

One Sunday in the slave market in the port of Cartagena de Indias, a young girl is bitten by a dog. The girl is Sierva Maria of All The Angels, the daughter of the Marquis, and the dog is rabid. Although Sierva herself seems unhurt, this is a town where reason and superstition are at war, and soon the talk is not of rabies, but possession. Sierva finds herself imprisoned in the Convent of St Clare, where Cayetano Delaura, the bishop’s exorcist, comes to drive out her demons. But soon it is Delaura himself who is possessed, consumed by Love, ‘the most terrible demon of all’. As the lovers’ obsession grows, so too does the desire of the authorities to purge this sickness from their midst.

Peter Eötvös and librettist Kornél Hamvai have given each different level of narration its own characteristic language: English is the everyday language of the noblemen, Latin is the language of the church, Spanish is used by Delaura whenever his conversations with Sierva touch on personal feelings, and Yoruba is the secret language of the slaves.

Synopsis

Maria is living with her father who is not taking care of her. She prefers to be with the servants and slaves. She is bitten by a dog with rabies. She suffers no reaction; nevertheless, she is brought to a convent where Father Delaura is supposed to take care of her. He is supposed to exorcise her of demons but falls in love with her. As this is recognized she is removed from the convent and the bishop himself will exorcise her demons. She dies in the process.

Performances

27 May, 2017

Budapest, Hungary

Eötvös: Love and other Demons

Director: Silviu Purcarete
Stage and costume: Helmut Stürmer
Conductor: Peter Eötvös

Cast:
Sierva Maria: Tetiana Zhuravel
Don Ygnacio, a Marquis, her father: István Kovácsházi
Dominga, a black servant woman: Bernadett Fodor
Abrenuncio, a doctor: Gergely Boncsér
Don Toribio, a bishop: Krisztián Cser
Father Cayetano Delaura: Zsolt Haja
Josefa Miranda, abess: Andrea Meláth
Martina Laborde, an insane woman: Éva Balatoni

State Opera House

25 May, 2017

Budapest, Hungary

Eötvös: Love and other Demons

Director: Silviu Purcarete
Stage and costume: Helmut Stürmer
Conductor: Peter Eötvös

State Opera House

8 Feb, 2017

Budapest, Hungary

Eötvös: Love and other Demons

Director: Silviu Purcarete
Stage and costume: Helmut Stürmer
Conductor: Peter Eötvös

State Opera House

5 Feb, 2017

Budapest, Hungary

Eötvös: Love and other Demons

Director: Silviu Purcarete
Stage and costume: Helmut Stürmer
Conductor: Peter Eötvös

State Opera House

2 Feb, 2017

Budapest, Hungary

Eötvös: Love and other Demons

Director: Silviu Purcarete
Stage and costume: Helmut Stürmer
Conductor: Peter Eötvös

State Opera House

29 Jan, 2017

Budapest, Hungary

Eötvös: Love and other Demons

Director: Silviu Purcarete
Stage and costume: Helmut Stürmer
Conductor: Peter Eötvös

State Opera House

27 Jan, 2017

Budapest, Hungary

Eötvös: Love and other Demons

Hungarian premiere

Director: Silviu Purcarete
Stage and costume: Helmut Stürmer
Conductor: Peter Eötvös

State Opera House

28 Jun, 2013

Bremerhaven, Germany

Eötvös: Love and other Demons

Stadttheater Bremerhaven

Conductor: Stephan Tetzlaff
Stage and costume: Andrej Woron
Choreography: Lars Scheibner

Cast:
Sierva Maria:Christine Graham
Don Ygnacio: Andrew Zimmerman
Dominga: Svetlana Smolentseva
Abrenuncio: Thomas Burger
Don Toribio, Bischof: Andrey Telegin
Vater Cayetano Delaura: Peter Kubik
Josefa Miranda:Katja Boost
Martina Laborde: Brigitte Rickmann

15 Jun, 2013

Bremerhaven, Germany

Eötvös: Love and other Demons

Stadttheater Bremerhaven

Conductor: Stephan Tetzlaff
Stage and costume: Andrej Woron
Choreography: Lars Scheibner

6 Jun, 2013

Bremerhaven, Germany

Eötvös: Love and other Demons

Stadttheater Bremerhaven

Conductor: Stephan Tetzlaff
Stage and costume: Andrej Woron
Choreography: Lars Scheibner

1 Jun, 2013

Bremerhaven, Germany

Eötvös: Love and other Demons

Stadttheater Bremerhaven

Conductor: Stephan Tetzlaff
Stage and costume: Andrej Woron
Choreography: Lars Scheibner

24 Nov, 2011

Vilnius, Lithuania

Eötvös: Love and Other Demons

Lithuanian National Opera
Cond: Ralf Sochaczewsky (Germany)

9 Oct, 2010

Mulhouse, France

Eötvös: Love and other Demons - French premiere

Glyndebourne production
Director: Silviu Purcarete
Stage and costume: Helmut Stürmer

Conductors: Peter Eötvös, Ralph Sochaczewsky

29 Sep, 2010

Strasbourg, France

Eötvös: Love and other Demons - French premiere

Glyndebourne production
Director: Silviu Purcarete
Stage and costume: Helmut Stürmer

Conductors: Peter Eötvös, Ralph Sochaczewsky

27 Sep, 2010

Strasbourg, France

Eötvös: Love and other Demons - French premiere

Glyndebourne production
Director: Silviu Purcarete
Stage and costume: Helmut Stürmer

Conductors: Peter Eötvös, Ralph Sochaczewsky

25 Sep, 2010

Strasbourg, France

Eötvös: Love and other Demons - French premiere

Glyndebourne production
Director: Silviu Purcarete
Stage and costume: Helmut Stürmer

Conductors: Peter Eötvös, Ralph Sochaczewsky

24 May, 2010

Cologne, Germany

Eötvös: Love and Other Demons

Oper Cologne

Director: Silviu Purcarete
Stage and costume: Helmut Stürmer
Conductor: Markus Stenz

Cast:
Anna Palemina - Sierva Maria
René Kollo - Don Ygnazio
Miljenko Turk - Father Delaura
John Heuzenroeder - Abrenuncio
Vladimiras Prudnikovas / Dennis Wilgenhoff - Bishop
Jovita Vaskeviciute - Dominga
Dalia Schächter - Josefa Miranda
Regina Richter - Martina Laborde

16 May, 2010

Cologne, Germany

Eötvös: Love and Other Demons

Oper Cologne

Director: Silviu Purcarete
Stage and costume: Helmut Stürmer
Conductor: Markus Stenz

12 May, 2010

Cologne, Germany

Eötvös: Love and Other Demons

Oper Cologne

Director: Silviu Purcarete
Stage and costume: Helmut Stürmer
Conductor: Markus Stenz

8 May, 2010

Cologne, Germany

Eötvös: Love and Other Demons

Oper Cologne

Director: Silviu Purcarete
Stage and costume: Helmut Stürmer
Conductor: Markus Stenz

6 May, 2010

Cologne, Germany

Eötvös: Love and Other Demons

Oper Cologne

Director: Silviu Purcarete
Stage and costume: Helmut Stürmer
Conductor: Markus Stenz

29 Apr, 2010

Cologne, Germany

Eötvös: Love and Other Demons

Oper Cologne

Director: Silviu Purcarete
Stage and costume: Helmut Stürmer
Conductor: Markus Stenz

15 Apr, 2010

Chemnitz, Germany

Eötvös: Love and Other Demons

Opera Chemnitz

Director: Dietrich Hilsdorf
Scene: Dieter Richter
Costüme: Renate Schmitzer
Conductor: Frank Beermann

Cast:
Julia Bauer- Sierva Maria
Edward Randall - Ygnacio in 2009
Hugo Mallett - Ygnacio in 2010
Tiina Penttinen - Dominga
André Riemer - Abrenuncio
Renatus Mészár - Bishop
Andreas Kindschuh - Father Delaura
Monika Straube - Josefa Miranda
Susanne Gasch- Martina Laborde
Dona Olalla - Susanne Thielemann

19 Mar, 2010

Vilnius, Lithuania

Eötvös: Love and Other Demons

Opera Vilnius

18 Mar, 2010

Chemnitz, Germany

Eötvös: Love and Other Demons

Opera Chemnitz

Director: Dietrich Hilsdorf
Scene: Dieter Richter
Costüme: Renate Schmitzer
Conductor: Frank Beermann

3 May, 2009

Chemnitz, Germany

Eötvös: Love and Other Demons

Opera Chemnitz

Director: Dietrich Hilsdorf
Scene: Dieter Richter
Costüme: Renate Schmitzer
Conductor: Frank Beermann

4 Apr, 2009

Chemnitz, Germany

Eötvös: Love and Other Demons

Opera Chemnitz

Director: Dietrich Hilsdorf
Scene: Dieter Richter
Costüme: Renate Schmitzer
Conductor: Frank Beermann

14 Mar, 2009

Chemnitz, Germany

Eötvös: Love and Other Demons

Opera Chemnitz

Director: Dietrich Hilsdorf
Scene: Dieter Richter
Costüme: Renate Schmitzer
Conductor: Frank Beermann

1 Mar, 2009

Chemnitz, Germany

Eötvös: Love and Other Demons

Opera Chemnitz

Director: Dietrich Hilsdorf
Scene: Dieter Richter
Costüme: Renate Schmitzer
Conductor: Frank Beermann

13 Feb, 2009

Chemnitz, Germany

Eötvös: Love and Other Demons

Opera Chemnitz

Director: Dietrich Hilsdorf
Scene: Dieter Richter
Costüme: Renate Schmitzer
Conductor: Frank Beermann

3 Feb, 2009

Chemnitz, Germany

Eötvös: Love and Other Demons

Opera Chemnitz

Director: Dietrich Hilsdorf
Scene: Dieter Richter
Costüme: Renate Schmitzer
Conductor: Frank Beermann

31 Jan, 2009

Chemnitz, Germany

Eötvös: Love and Other Demons

German premiere
Opera Chemnitz

Director: Dietrich Hilsdorf
Scene: Dieter Richter
Costüme: Renate Schmitzer
Conductor: Frank Beermann

8 Nov, 2008

Vilnius, Lithuania

Eötvös: Love and other Demons

Gaida Festival Vilnius
Glyndebourne production

Director: Silviu Purcarete (Glyndebourne production)
Conductor: Alejo Perez

Cast :
Marisol Montalvo - Sierva Maria
Vytautas Juozapaitis - Delaura
Vladimiras Prudnikovas - The Bishop
Audrius Rubezius - Don Ygnacio
Kestutis Alcauskis - Abrenuncio
Jovita Vaskeviciute - Dominga
Inesa Linaburgyte - Josefa Miranda
Laima Jonutyte - Martina

7 Nov, 2008

Vilnius, Lithuania

Eötvös: Love and other Demons

Lithuanian premiere
Gaida Festival Vilnius
Glyndebourne production

Director: Silviu Purcarete (Glyndebourne production)
Conductor: Alejo Perez

30 Aug, 2008

Glyndebourne, UK

Eötvös: Love and other Demons