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''Kuningas Lear'' (King Lear) is an opera in two acts by Aulis Sallinen, with a libretto by the composer, based on the play by William Shakespeare and premiered in 2000; it was Sallinen’s sixth opera. == Background == ''Kuningas Lear'' was commissioned by and first performed by Finnish National Opera on 15 September 2000 at the Finnish National Opera House.〔 Sallinen has spoken of the major thought that went into recreating the dramaturgy of the piece, shortening sections and deleting characters from the cast. His aim was in general to remove as much as possible of the narrative elements and mainly concentrate on the "very strong poetical scenes". He insisted that the work requires "big singing".〔Anderson, Martin. Strong and Simple. (Interview with Aulis Sallinen. ) ''Finnish Music Quarterly'' magazine, 2/1999. 〕 Sallinen was particularly inspired by knowing the cast from the start, especially leading Finnish singers Matti Salminen and Jorma Hynninen.〔 One problem was the chorus, as in Shakespeare there are no lines for a chorus. The composer therefore used groups of singers for messengers and knights and an off-stage wordless chorus. Although the work follows closely the story of Shakespeare, the role of Kent does not appear.〔 The work was well received at its first production in Helsinki.〔("Matti Salminen steals show as Finnish National Opera's ''King Lear''" ) by Hannu-Ilari Lampila, ''Helsingin Sanomat'', 17 September 2000〕 The opera has been issued on DVD, in a 2002 performance with the original cast and conductor.〔Review of King Lear, Sallinen; Arthaus Musik DVD / Blu-ray. ''Opera'', August 2015 Vol. 66 No. 8, p1063-65.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kuningas Lear」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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