Premasiri Khemadasa Agni opera Complete video

Описание: Educational purpose only.
Agni Opera was Composed and Directed by Dr. Premasiri Khemadasa.
Libretto: Eric Illayapparachchi

Cast :
Gini Devagana, Fire Goddess (Soprano) - Indika Upamali
Ginipathi, Prometheus (Bass) - Krishan Wickramasinghe
Dawala Koluwa, The White Boy (Tenor) - Sumudu Pathiraja
Mihipaba, Glitter of the Earth (Soprano) - Subuddhi Lakmali
Yajakee, the Priestess (Soprano) - Chamari sewwandika ,Niluka Thishari
Welapennee, the Weeping Woman (Soprano) - Wageesha Sadamalee
Swapnee, The Dreaming Woman (Alto) - Umali Thilakarathna
Soma, Primitive Hunter (Tenor) - Chandimal Hemantha
Shakthi, Amazon (Alto) - Upeksha Wickrama
Maha Devi, the Great God (Tenor) - Gamini Sarathchandra
Anudevi, Lesser Gods (Tenor) - Sumudu Pathiraja, Marshel Janatha, Indika prasad.

Orchestra ;
Dinesh Subasinghe First violin
Amarasiri peiris Viola
Thushani Jayawardana violin
Namal Gunathilaka Tabla and percussion
somasiri Badagama percussion
Samantha Perera keyboards
Sulara Nanayakara violin
Sagara Suresh Wijesinghe keyboards
Gunasena Cooray Guitar
Sujeewa Ranasinghe Esraj
Sanath Hewagamage flute
prasad percussion


Produced by Socialism Art Society.
Videography: Ravindra Munasinghe
Audio Recording of this video: Dayananda Perera ( ERX Studio )
Concert Master of Premiere: Dinesh Subasinghe
Orchestra Score Transcribing & Orchestra Conducted by ( in this video ) - Sagara Suresh Wijesinghe
Recorded @ Folk Art Centre - Battaramulla Sri Lanka.
The opera premiered on 26th May 2007

Costume designs: Sweenitha Perera.
Lighting: Wasantha Kumara
Makeup: Buddhadasa Galappaththi
props: Chamara Anudath Rajapaksha
character sketches and title text designs: Upali Herath

We respectfully remember all those who contributed to this great creation.

Synopsis:
The opera begins with a dark, wintry scene, which gradually extends to the choral expression of the unending sufferings of the people living without the comfort of fire. All other gods except Ginipathi (Prometheus) guard the right of fire and refuse to give it to the human world. Ginipathi sees the suffering on the earth and sends fire to humans through his sister, the goddess of fire. As the opera unfolds, an enthusiastic boy enters the forest in the mountains and sees the goddess, a fantastic spectacle. He runs to the village and tells his people about his marvelous discovery. Soma, a young hunter and the leader of the community walks into the forest in search of her. Seeing the first human on the earth, the goddess happily presents the gift of fire to him to begin civilization. With the birth of the new civilization and the change of seasons, the very first harvest on the earth is celebrated. Meanwhile, the boy again comes from the forest and says that Ginipathi is being punished in the forest by the cruel gods. Soma asks his people to come with him to go to the forest to save their hero-god. But all of them refuse to go with him. Soma and the fire goddess go in search of Ginipathi. It is a fatal journey for both of them.