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
Modern times sonata : Arrangement for orchestra / Ignace Lilien; arranged by Dolf de Kinkelder
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2fl ob(eh) cl sax-s sax-a sax-t cl-b fg h 3trp 3trb tb 3perc hp pf str
Opbouw : voor orkest / Karel Goeyvaerts
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
3fl 3ob 3cl 3fg 4h 3tpt 3trb tb-b timp perc pf str
Orkestsuite : for orchestra, 2001 / Andries van Rossem
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2222 4220 str(12.8.6.6.6.)
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.