The Swineherd
Opera
O produkciji
Libretto by Peter Šavli (after the Slovenian folk tale The Swineherd Who Became a Spanish King from the Tolmin Fairy Tales Collection) Opera Soloists, Ballet Ensemble and Chamber Orchestra of the SNG Opera in Balet Ljubljana Members of the Ballet Studio of the SNG Opera in Balet Ljubljana The young Swineherd wants to know if there is any truth in his dreams, as he dreamt that he became a Spanish King. First he rescues a haunted witch as a dragonfly. Then he picks up the magic pouch, ring and sword from the drunken bandits. He defeats a foreign army in Spain and is rewarded by the youngest Princess, who, however, can’t stand the poverty of a Swineherd’s home, stills his magic objects and flees back to Spain. The desperate Swineherd is helped by the witch, who first turns him into a girl, selling miraculously delicious pears. When the Princess eats the pear, horns grow on her head. Then the witch turns the Swineherd into a monk healer. The King asks him for help, but the horns on his daughter’s head only grow bigger, as she fails to frankly confess her guilt to him. At last, the Princess confesses that she has robbed her husband. He takes off his monks robe and reveals himself to her