Expect to hear deftly orchestrated emotions behind the signature pained silences of the protagonist Fanny Price, as well as soaring romantic melodies and everything in between. The music in Dove’s adaptation hops gracefully between styles, drawing influence from classical pastiche, contemporary minimalism and musical theatre.
Accompanying them is a chamber orchestra, which seems fitting as it suits the intimate nature of the story. In this score, there are a total of 10 roles that could be played by the next big operatic star. However, based on the previous feats of staging achieved by the RNCM opera department, we’re sure they’ll have no problem fully immersing you in that era of polite conversation, courtship and scandal.Īs with all of RNCM’s operas, the solo roles are an excellent chance for the next generation of singers to showcase their abilities. It was originally commissioned by Heritage Opera Company to be performed in stately homes – the perfect setting for such a narrative. Mansfield Park is the first operatic adaptation of any of Austen’s much-loved works. As the whole company sings the first line ‘Mansfield Park, Chapter One’ you get the sense that both composer and librettist were keen to pay respects to the piece’s identity as a novel in their setting. He then began the process of translating this classic novel for the opera stage with leading British opera librettist and playwright Alasdair Middleton.
For their Spring Season, the RNCM opera stage will be consumed by Jonathan Dove’s reimagining of the Jane Austin novel Mansfield Park.ĭove said that when reading the novel for the first time he just heard music. RNCM are well known for their lavish and high-quality operas and this year, as the college marks its 50th anniversary with an RNCM50 celebratory programme, we can expect all the stops to be pulled out. Please order from your favorite retailer.RNCM Opera: Mansfield Park at Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), Manchester, 26 March 2023, from £12.50 - Book now This product is Printed on Demand and may take several weeks to fulfill. Opera based on the novel by Jane Austen.The vocal score is available to buy separately (EP72027A). Performance materials are available to hire. This A3 Full Score is available to buy as part of the Peters Contemporary Library series. Dove adapted the novel with librettist Alasdair Middleton, and from the first sung words by the whole company, “Mansfield Park, Chapter One”, there is strong narrative drive, impeccable vocal writing and wonderful ensembles that sparkle with style and wit. This version, orchestrated by the composer for an ensemble of 13 players, was first produced by the Grange Festival in 2017. Setting Jane Austen's classic novel as an opera, Jonathan Dove's Mansfield Park was originally written for 10 singers and a piano played in duet.
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