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The Seventh Seal
Opera by Joao MacDowell
Based on screenplay by Ingmar Bergman
Premiere recording – Tatuí – Sao Paulo - Nov 14th 2018
International Brazilian Opera Company - IBOC
Conservatorio de Tatuí - Abaçaí
Produção Musical - FATEC Tatuí

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RIDDAREN: Vem är du?
DÖDEN: Jag är Döden.
RIDDAREN: Kommer du för att hämta mig?
DÖDEN: Jag har redan länge gått vid din sida.
RIDDAREN: Det vet jag.
DÖDEN: Är du beredd?
RIDDAREN: Min kropp är redo, inte jag själv.

RIDDAREN: Vänta ett ögonblick.
DÖDEN: Så säger ni alla. Men jag lämnar inga uppskov.
RIDDAREN: Du spelar ju schack, inte sant?
DÖDEN: Ja, jag är verkligen en ganska skicklig schackspelare.
RIDDAREN: Du kan ändå inte vara skickligare än jag.
DÖDEN: Varför vill du spela schack med mig?
RIDDAREN: Det är min sak.
DÖDEN: Det har du rätt i.
RIDDAREN: Spelar jag dig matt, friar du mig.

RIDDAREN: Du fick svart!
DÖDEN: Det passar ju bäst så. Inte sant?

...........

KNIGHT: Who are you?
DEATH: I am Death.
KNIGHT: Have you come to fetch me?
DEATH: For a long time I’ve walked right by your side.
KNIGHT: That I know.
DEATH: Are you ready?
KNIGHT: My body is ready, but I am not.

KNIGHT: Wait a moment.
DEATH: That’s what you all say. But I make exceptions for no one.
KNIGHT: You do play chess, don't you?
DEATH: Yes, I am in fact a quite good chess player.
KNIGHT: But you cannot be a better player than me.
DEATH: Why do you want to play chess with me?
KNIGHT: That is my life.
DEATH: I guess that’s your right.
KNIGHT: But if I win, you will release me.

KNIGHT: You drew black!
DEATH: That’s the way it should be, isn’t it?

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from The Seventh Seal - 2018 concert, released November 15, 2019
The Seventh Seal
Opera by Joao MacDowell
Based on screenplay by Ingmar Bergman
Premiere recording – Nov 14th 2018

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João MacDowell: "a new thinker in the genre", has a career that spans from punk to opera. Currently serves as resident composer and artistic director of the International Brazilian Opera Company - IBOC in NYC.

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