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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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RAVAL: Hon där har haft köttslig beblandelse med den lede.
Hon ska brännas i morron bitti uppe vid sockengränsen.

RIDDAREN: Du… hör du mig?
Hör du mig?
De säger att du har varit i lag med Djävulen.
TYAN: Varför frågar du det?
RIDDAREN: Jag vill också möta honom.
TYAN: Varför?
RIDDAREN: Jag vill fråga honom om Gud.
Han måste ju veta. Han om någon.
TYAN: Du kan se honom när du vill.
Men då måste du göra som jag säger.
Se in i mina ögon.


TYAN: Nå vad ser du? Ser du honom?
RIDDAREN: Jag ser en stel skräck i dina ögon. Ingenting annat.
HÄXAN: Ingen, ingenting, ingen?
RIDDAREN:Nej.
TYAN: Står han inte heller bakom din rygg?
RIDDAREN: Nej. Det är tomt.
TYAN: Men han är med mig överallt.
Jag behöver bara räcka ut handen
så kan jag känna hans hand.
Han är hos mig nu också.
Elden kommer inte att göra mig illa.
RIDDAREN: Har han sagt det?

TYAN: Jag vet det.
RIDDAREN: Har han sagt de:?
TYAN: Jag vet det, jag vet det.
Du måste se honom nånstans, du måste.
Prästerna hade ingen svårighet att se honom.
De är så rädda för honom att de inte
ens vägar ta i mig.
RIDDAREN: Jag ser en stel skräck i dina ögon.
Ingenting annat.
TYAN: Jag vet det, jag vet det.


..........



RAVAL:
She had carnal intercourse with the Devil.
She will be burned tomorrow morning at the parish boundary.

KNIGHT: You… can you hear me?
Can you hear me? They say that you are in league with the Devil.
TYAN: Why do you ask?
KNIGHT: I too want to meet him.
TYAN: Why?
KNIGHT: I want to ask him about God.
He must know. He, if anyone.
TYAN: You can see him anytime. You must do as I tell you.
Look into my eyes.

TYAN: What do you see? Do you see him?
KNIGHT: I see fear in your eyes. But nothing else.
TYAN: No one, nothing, no one?
KNIGHT: No.

TYAN:
Can't you see him
behind your back?
KNIGHT: No, there is no one there.

TYAN: But he is with me everywhere.
I only have to stretch out my hand
and I can feel his hand.
He is with me now too.
The fire won't hurt me.

KNIGHT: Has he told you this?
TYAN: I know it.
KNIGHT: Did he say it?
TYAN: I know it, I know it.
You must see him somewhere, you must.
The priests had no difficulty seeing him,
They are so afraid of him
that they don't even dare touch me.
KNIGHT: I see fear in your eyes,
But nothing else.
TYAN: I know it, I know 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 – Tatuí – Sao Paulo - Nov 14th 2018
International Brazilian Opera Company - IBOC
Conservatorio de Tatuí - Abaçaí
Produção Musical - FATEC Tatuí

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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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