Josip Hatze Adel and Mara 120 min

Adel and Mara

Creatives

Creative team

Conducer

Nikša Bareza/ Ivan Josip Skender/ Luka Vukšić

Director

Ozren Prohić

Set designer

Dinka Jeričević

Costume designer

Petra Pavičić

Choirmaster

Luka Vukšić

Movement

Blaženka Kovač Carić

Light designer

Vesna Kolarec

Assistent director

Martina Zdilar Sertić

Asistentica redatelja

Lea Anastazija Fleger (volonterka)

Asistent scenografa

Ante Serdar

Asistent oblikovateljice svjetla

Ivan Štrok

Asistentica kostimografkinje

Mia Rejc Prajninger

Ensemble of the performance

Ensemble

STARI VORNIĆ

Siniša Štork / Ivica Čikeš

ŽENA VORNIĆEVA

Sofia Ameli Gojić / Neda Martić

IVIŠA

Iva Krušić / Sonja Runje

IVANICA

Tamara Franetović-Felbinger / Martina Menegoni

MARA

FRANE

ŽUPNIK

Nikša Radovanović / Siniša Galović

ADEL SEIMOVIĆ

Stjepan Franetović / Damir Klačar

MATI ADELOVA

DIZDAR IZ KONJSKOGA

MELKA

Gorana Biondić Ruško / Tanja Ruždjak

OMER

Ivo Gamulin / Božimir Lovrić

SLIJEPAC GUSLAR

Alen Ruško / Robert Palić

MUJEZIN

Dario Ćurić / Siniša Galović

ORKESTAR I ZBOR OPERE HRVATSKOGA NARODNOG KAZALIŠTA U ZAGREBU

Koncertne majstorice

Vlatka Peljhan, Mojca Ramušćak

Umjetnički voditelj opernog studija

Darijan Ivezić

Korepetitori

Vjekoslav Babić, Helena Borović, Nina Cossetto i Silvana Čuljak

Inspicijentice

Aleksandra Ćorluka, Zrinka Petrušanec

Šaptačice

Marija Dražančić, Gordana Nikić

Stage managers and prompter

Premiere

02.11.2017

Adel and Mara is the most important work of the Croatian composer Josip Hatze (1879-1959). The opera’s libretto was written by Branko Radica and based on the romantic epic poem Unfortunate Mara by the Split author Luka Botić – a tragic love story about a young couple, a handsome young Turkish man Adel and a young Christian girl Mara from Vranjic. They meet and fall in love at a country fair, but the chasm between their two communities is too deep to be bridged by the young couple's love. This touching love story originates in the 16th century, when a nobleman from Split sent an account of the event to the Venetian government. Broad melodies, sweeping arias and the dramatic tension make the opera Adel and Mara one of the most brilliant Croatian operas. Although its world premiere took place in Ljubljana in 1931, the opera was soon staged across Croatia. Hatze, a student of the great Italian composer Pietro Mascagni, showed with this opera a strong sense of drama and precise characterization. His depiction of the conflict of faith and the worldviews of two neighboring communities that takes its toll on the young is in the spirit of reconciliation and tolerance.

Ugodna glazba za širu publiku koja podsjeća na večer klapskog pjevanja dalmatinske šansone uz nešto orijentalnih elemenata, priča je koja bi trebala simbolizirati mjesto susreta različitosti.— 24express
The production impresses with powerful, lush and expressive voices of Croatian opera singers.— Večernji list
The choir with its great female voices and the orchestra conducted by maestro Nikša Bareza have brought out the best qualities of Hatze's score.— Vijenac
A great musical performance conducted by the inspired Nikša Bareza, who selected beautiful voices and strong performers for the leading characters, warmly interpreted by the tender Valetina Fijačko Kobić and the impassioned Stjepan Franetović.— Jutarnji list

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