Concert Chronicle: “THE VALKYRIE” BY RICHARD WAGNER, IN CONCERT. GABRIEL BEBEȘELEA AND THE “TRANSILVANIA” STATE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA DRESS REHEARSAL WITH AUDIENCE AND THE CLOSING CONCERT OF THE “CLUJ MUSICAL AUTUMN” INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL (OCTOBER 25-26

Abstract

Wagner’s opera in concert draws the attention of Cluj audiences for the second time; it is definitely an accomplishment for symphonic and vocal-symphonic music lovers to make it through four hours of opera music, without intermission; nevertheless, just as last year (2017), the fully booked evening performance has encouraged organizers to widely open the gates of the dress rehearsal.

The preparation of such a grand project involved intense musical study with experienced pianists such as Adina Mureșan and Alexandru Lazăr as well as the cooperation with a remarkable young conductor, Cristian Spătaru. We also have to mention the name of the lighting specialist, Attila Almási, who masterfully staged the light play. Furthermore, great merit in revealing the message of the Valkyrie is attributed to translators Marius Tabacu, Roxana Stoenescu and Oana Andreica, also responsible for the high quality text in the concert leaflet.

Few words can truly express the proper value of the exhausting effort put in, or the abnegation proven by artists confronting the score, but it all resulted in a magnificent performance, worthy of all the great stages of the world. “Following this experience, one inevitably becomes a better musician, more refined and with more attention to detail”, says Gabriel Bebeșelea. On the whole, it may well be argued that congratulations and acknowledgments are definitely in order for the entire staff, conductors, soloists, orchestra, technical crew, along with the cultivated and appreciative audience.