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THE SEVENTH SEAL (Joao MacDowell) Brazil 2018 Paulina Pfeiffer, David Wijkman, Linnea Andreassen. Michael Axelsson
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: THE SEVENTH SEAL or Det sjunde inseglet
- Composer: MacDowell Joao
- Libretto: Ingmar Bergman
- Venue & Opera Company: Tatui, Brazil
- Recorded: November 14. 2018
- Type: Concert Live
- Singers: Paulina Pfeiffer, David Wijkman, Linnea Andreassen. Michael Axelsson, Johanna E. Martell, Maria Demérus, Björn Larsson
- Conductor: Edson Beltrame
- Orchestra: Tatui Conservatory Orchestra
- Chorus: Tatui Conservatory Chorus
- Stage Director: Bengt Gomér
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Published by: João MacDowell
- Date Published: 2023
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs
- This Recording is NOT AVAILABLE from a proper commercial or public source
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
The Seventh Seal (Swedish: Det sjunde inseglet) is a 1957 Swedish historical fantasy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. Set in Sweden during the Black Death, it tells of the journey of a medieval knight (Max von Sydow) and a game of chess he plays with the personification of Death (Bengt Ekerot), who has come to take his life. Bergman developed the film from his own play Wood Painting. The title refers to a passage from the Book of Revelation, used both at the very start of the film and again towards the end, beginning with the words “And when the Lamb had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.” Here, the motif of silence refers to the “silence of God,” which is a major theme of the film.
The Seventh Seal is considered a classic in the history of cinema, as well as one of the greatest films of all time. It established Bergman as a director, containing scenes which have become iconic through homages, critical analysis, and parodies.
In 2016, composer João MacDowell premiered in New York City at Scandinavia House the music for the first act of The Seventh Seal, a work in progress under contract with the Ingmar Bergman Foundation, sung in Swedish. The work was under production by the International Brazilian Opera (IBOC) as part of the celebrations for the Ingmar Bergman centenary in 2018