composer
Willem Jeths was born on August 31, 1959 in Amersfoort, The Netherlands.
Education: Jeths started his musical career as a child with piano and music theory lessons in the Music School of Amersfoort with ...
related works
24 capriccio's voor viool solo
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Violin
Scoring:
vl
Divertimento : voor klein orkest / Adr. Bonsel
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2222 2200 perc str
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
rec 3343 4331 5perc pf(cel) hp str
Fastlandet : = The Mainland, from: A cycle of the North, for orchestra, 2007 / Klas Torstensson
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
pic 2fl 2ob eh 2cl cl-b 2fg cfg 4h 3trp 3trb tb perc 3timp synth str(16.16.12.10.8.)
composition
Ritratto : Orchestral suite / Willem Jeths
Description:
Ritratto is the Italian word for 'portrait' and the title of this opera. The young orphaned and married, excessively wealthy Italian Marchesa Casati strove to be seen throughout her life. She was famous for the exuberant parties she organized. She allowed herself to be portrayed or photographed by numerous artists.
With her black-rimmed eyes, her flaming red hair and eccentric behaviour she tried to gain a place in the art world. Against the background of the first world war, the libretto questions the importance of art.
At a feast of Casati, all sorts of artists from the time of Casati are brought together. At the time, it was the Futurists who paved the way for fascism with their art. Casati does not engage with secular problems and focuses on her passion. In opera she goes even further than in real life; by not seeing, she tries to be seen herself.