Cyrano de Bergerac (Tamberg)

Opera by Eino Tamberg, 1976

Cyrano de Bergerac

Opera by Eino Tamberg
Librettist| Jaan Kross
Language| Estonian
Based on| Play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand
Premiere|

2 July 1976 (1976-07-02)

Estonia Theatre, Tallinn

Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 45,[1] subtitled A Romantic Opera,[2] is an opera in three acts and an epilogue created in 1974 by Estonian composer Eino Tamberg. The libretto is by Jaan Kross and is based on the 1897 play of Edmond Rostand. The premiere was on 2 July 1976 in the Estonia Theatre in Tallinn.

## History

[edit]

Estonia Theatre, home of the Estonian National Opera

Eino Tamberg was music director at the Tallinn Drama Theatre from 1952, worked as a sound engineer for the Estonian Radio from 1953, was a consultant in the Estonian Union of Composers from 1960, and taught composition at the Estonian Music and Theatre Academy from 1968.[3] He composed Cyrano de Bergerac, an opera in three acts and an epilogue, in 1974, setting a libretto that Jaan Kross based on Rostand 's 1897 play.[4] The composer said in an interview that he was attracted to the title character, who had "a subtle nature of a poet" and was "a bold sword fighter. His scale of emotions ranges from poignant humour to the deepest of tragedies".[3] The premiere was on 2 July 1976 in the Estonia Theatre in Tallinn. It was revived in Tallinn in 1995 and 2005 and was the first Estonian stage production broadcast internationally by Euroradio.[3]

## Roles

[edit]

Role  | Voice type | Recording cast[1]

|
|

Cyrano de Bergerac, poet and cadet  | baritone | Sauli Tiilikainen [fi]
Roxane, Cyrano's cousin  | soprano |
Christian de Neuvillette, a young cadet  | tenor | Mati Kõrts [et]
Count de Guiche  | baritone  | Jassi Zahharov [et]
Roxane's duenna  | mezzo-soprano | Riina Airenne
Captain Castel-Jaloux, commander of the Gascon company, Cyrano's friend  | baritone  | Rauno Elp
Ragueneau, baker and poet  | tenor  | Juhan Tralla
Lise, his wife  | soprano  | Margit Saulep
The Friar  | tenor  | Ivo Kuusk
Three tattered poets  | tenor, baritone, bass | Väino Karo, Priit Kruusement, Ain Anger
Two cadets  | tenor, baritone  | Mart Madiste, Märt Jakobson
Two sentinels  | tenor, baritone  | Ants Kollo, Priit Kruusement

## Recording

[edit]

The opera was broadcast live from the Tallinn opera house in 1995, with music by the Estonian National Opera.[5] It was recorded in 2000 with the same cast in the major roles at the Estonia Concert Hall.[5][1][6] A reviewer noted the conductor's ability to enjoy romanticism without triviality, and good work from the orchestra. He wrote that Tiilikainen delivered a convincing portrait of the hero's character, and that Huhta's part was inspired by Monteverdi's music, from the period when the action takes place.[2]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Cyrano de Bergerac". Estonian Record Production. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
2. ^ a b Pluta, Ekkehard (21 May 2004). "Tamberg: Cyrano de Bergerac". klassik-heute.de. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
3. ^ a b c "Eino Tamberg / Cyrano de Bergerac". Estonian National Opera. 2005. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
4. ^ "Tamberg, Eino | Eesti Muusika Infokeskus". www.emic.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2 April 2020.
5. ^ a b "Eino Tamberg / Cyrano de Bergerac". opera-collection.net. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
6. ^ Levine, Robert (13 July 2004). "Tamberg: Cyrano de Bergerac". classicstoday.com. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

* v
* t
* e

Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac

Main characters|

* Cyrano de Bergerac
* Comte Antoine de Guiche

Films|

| Adaptations|

* Cyrano de Bergerac (1900)
* Cyrano de Bergerac (1925)
* Cyrano de Bergerac (1946)
* Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
* Cyrano de Bergerac (1974)
* Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
* Cyrano de Bergerac (2008)
* Cyrano (2021)

|

Variations|

* Life of an Expert Swordsman (1959)
* Roxanne (1987)
* Duet (1994)
* The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)
* Whatever It Takes (2000)
* Wanna Come In? (2004)
* Cyrano Fernández (2007)
* Cyrano Agency (2010)
* Let It Shine (2012)
* soundtrack
* Oohalu Gusagusalade (2014)
* Sierra Burgess Is a Loser (2018)
* #Roxy (2018)
* The Half of It (2020)

Operas|

* Cyrano (Damrosch, 1913)
* Cyrano de Bergerac (Alfano, 1936)
* Cyrano de Bergerac (Tamberg, 1974)
* Cyrano (DiChiera, 2007)

Musicals|

* Cyrano (1973)
* Cyrano: The Musical (1993)
* Cyrano, el musical (2004)
* Calvin Berger (2006)
* Cyrano de Bergerac (2009)

Related|

* Cyranoid
* The Mind Robber
* Moon Over Buffalo
* "Amy and Amiability"
* Panache
* Morecambe and Wise sketch

Portal:

* Opera

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template