"My Chinese Opera has little to do with the authentic Chinese
opera. In China, every province has its own theatrical style which is
named after the province in question. Thenceforth this style remains unchanged
in performance. Chinese Opera is music written specifically for
theatrical and cinematographic presentation; it is the music of my own
limited "province". The dedications to various directors and producers
are at the same time character and tempo indications: the ceremonious
stage build-up in Brook's work, Bondy's lyrically supple beauty, the comically
fantastic situations in Wilson's theatre, Grüber's streaming polyphony,
Tati's mute humour (they all chatter with the consequence that nobody
understands anything) and the hard, mountainous verticality of Chéreau." 1. Vorspiel und Vorhänge (für Peter Brook) 2. Erste Szene in E und Gis (für Luc Bondy) 3. Zweite Szene in F und G (für Klaus Michael Grüber) 4. Dritte Szene in Fis und C, Vorhänge (für Patrice Chéreau)
Es gibt jedoch durchaus eine opernhafte Dimension in Chinese Opera,
nämlich in dem Sinne, daß die Musik immer theatralisch ist:
sie geht aus der Gebärde hervor, aus der sprachlichen Geste. Peter Szendy
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