Opera „Luceafărul” de Nicolae Bretan
The opera “The Evening Star” by Nicolae Bretan

Summary/Abstract: Mihai Eminescu has capitalized in his work the philosophy, the historical rhythm of the age, the science, the wisdom of the ancients, and he also approached universal themes such as “The Time” (considered the leitmotif of his work, the supratema), “Cosmic” - the infinite, cosmic or cosmic crashes, luceps, sky, intergalactic flight, chaos, sphere music; as well a s the “condition of the genius crea tor” Eminescu was a visionary who, in his creations, deeply meditated on the mysteries of the Universe, which he deciphered almost as a scientist. His work has remained an inexhaustible source of inspiration for other creators. Amongst them was also Nicolae Bretan, composer and conductor, as well as baritone and opera director. He studied at the Conservatory of Cluj. His period of studies was between the years 1906 and 1908. From 1909 he began studying at the Academy of Music in Vienna. In 1912 he began his studies at the Academy of Budapest. Afterwards, he sang as the first baritone of the Bratislava Opera. He received his degree at the Faculty of Philology from Cluj in the year 1916. He was a director at the Hungarian Opera House, in Cluj. He then became director of the Romanian Opera House in Cluj, after the opera experienced a period in exileat Timisoara . The opera „The Evening Star” by Nicolae Bretan, on Mihai Eminescu's lyrics, premiered on February 2, 1921 in Cluj, the most recent representation being in 1994, when the “Transilvania ” Philharmonic Orchestra in Cluj recorded audio this opera . In recent years, since 2014, the „ Nae Leonard” National Opera and Operetta Theater had a series of performances with this opera in a piano version, and this year, at the commemoration of the 130th anniversary of the death of the poet, the theater's leadership and team wanted to present the whole work in the orchestra version and in a special frame - the garden of the Museum of History, Culture and Christian Spirituality from the Lower Danube - Galati. The directorial idea belongs to the late Maestro Emil Pinghiriac, the staging being given to his disciple, tenor Adrian Marginean.

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