Wuorinen: Brokeback Mountain
Opera in two acts after the story by Annie Proulx
Daniel Okulitch (Ennis del Mar), Tom Randle (Jack Twist), Heather Buck (Alma), Hannah Esther Minutillo (Lureen), Ethan Herschenfeld (Aguirre/Hog-Boy), Celia Alcedo (Alma´s mother), Jane Henschel, (Jack´s mother), Ryan Macpherson (Jack´s father), Hilary Summers (Bartender), Letitia Singleton (Saleswoman), Gaizka Gurruchaga (Cowboy) & Vasco Fracanzani (Bill Jones)
Orchestra & Chorus Teatro Real de Madrid, Titus Engel (musical director) & Ivo Van Hove (stage director)
A modern opera adaptation by Charles Wuorinen, based on Annie Proulx’s short story, previously adaptated by Ang Lee for the Oscar-winning film 'Brokeback Mountain', marks Wuorinen’s return to the opera stage with one of the major works of his career, equally ambitious in its beauty and momentous tragedy. 'Brokeback' is the story of ranch hand Ennis del Mar and rodeo cowboy Jack Twist, two young men who meet and fall in love on the fictional Brokeback Mountain in Wyoming in 1963.
Wuorinen says “It’s a story of doomed love, in this case a complex homosexual relationship taking place in a very homophobic society.” In a decidedly different approach from the film adaptation, Wuorinen creates a grittier atmosphere. The story and characters have been tightly condensed by Proulx. In reference to the genesis of the story Proulx has said: “‘Brokeback’ was constructed on the small but tight idea of a couple of home-grown country kids, opinions and self-knowledge shaped by the world around them, finding themselves in emotional waters of increasing depth. I wanted to develop the story through a kind of literary sostenente.” With bass-baritone Daniel Okulitch and tenor Tom Randle. Staged by Ivo van Hove and conducted by Titus Engel.
Running time 150 min: Opera 130 min. & bonus 20 min
Bonus interview with the artists
Subtitles: French / English / Spanish
16/9, NTSC Sound PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
HD recording: Teatro Real - Madrid, 02/2014
Tracks
Disc 1
1. Opening
2. Prelude (1. Akt)
3. 1963, Aguirre's Trailer
4. Bar, Old Longhorn
5. On The Mountain
6. Main Camp, Four Days Later
7. Main Camp, Next Day Sunset
8. Main Camp, Next Morning
9. Dress Shop
10. Lower Main Camp, Twilight
11. Next Morning, First Light
12. Farm Machinery Salesroom, Texas
13. 1967, Interior Alma And Ennis' Apartment In Riverton
14. 1967, Del Mar Apartment (2. Akt)
15. Motel Siesta
16. Six Or Seven Years Later, Del Mar Apartment
17. Farm Machinery Salesroom, Texas
18. Del Mar Apartment
19. Thanksgiving. Alma And Bill's Dining Room And Kitchen
20. 1983, In The Mountains, Late Afternoon
21. Early Autumn, Downtown Riverton, In Front Of Post Office
