High Life

HIGH LIFE 117 当晚的节目几乎清一色为十七世纪意大利作品，包括克劳迪奥·蒙特威尔 第、达里奥·卡斯泰洛、比亚乔·马里尼、塔尔奎尼奥·梅鲁拉及马可·乌切利 尼等巴洛克早期巨匠。音乐会的高潮，是摘自蒙特威尔第《战争与爱情牧歌》的 《唐克雷第与克洛林达之战》。身披古希腊铠甲的科泽娜宛如女神雅典娜，一人 独唱并独演三个角色，即叙述者、克洛林达和唐克雷第。这是前所未有的大胆尝 试，但科泽娜的功架是如此娴熟上乘，以至此前没有欣赏过这部作品的观众，会 误以为这本身就是独唱作品。 捷克鬼才昂德雷·哈维尔卡是本次亚洲巡回演出的舞台总监，台上精美的服 饰、灯光及道具均出自他手笔。集电影导演、演员、爵士和摇摆乐音乐家于一身 的哈维尔卡，刚于2017年底为科泽娜推出其首张爵士乐唱片 Cole Porter with Ond ř ej Havelka and His Melody Makers。音乐会不是歌剧却胜似歌剧，犹 如迷你巴洛克剧场。科泽娜向来不是像塞西莉亚·芭托莉般气势磅礡，或乔伊 斯·狄杜娜朵般闪耀星尘的女中音，但她雍容、典雅、飘逸且细腻的演绎风格， 同样在台上熠熠生辉，更令台下如梦如醉。 The programme was quintessentially 17th-century Italian with a little contemporary twist, featuring compositions by Claudio Monteverdi, Dario Castello, Biagio Marini, Tarquinio Merula and Marco Uccellini. The most notable piece must be Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda fromClaudioMonteverdi’s Madrigali Guerrieri ed Amorosi. Donning Athenian armour and resembling the goddess Athena, Kožená took on the incredible task of singing and acting all three characters, namely Tancredi and Clorinda, alongside the narrator. The exquisite costumes, lighting and props were overseen by polymath impresario Ondřej Havelka, withwhomKožená has recently launched her first ever jazz album Cole Porter with Ondřej Havelka and His Melody Makers. The concert was not anopera, yetmuchmore theatrical and pleasurable than a recital or concert opera, reminiscent of amini Baroque theatre. Kožená is not the type that dominates the stage as Cecilia Bartoli or effervesces as Joyce DiDonato, but her sheer artistry and subtlety, as well as class and grace, commanded the stage all the same.