G. F. Händel: La Resurrezione – Vzkříšení (2010)

G. F. Händel: La Resurrezione – Vzkříšení (2010)

2010-04-05 Czech Republic 0 Min. PG-13
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Overview

Recording of a concert from the St. Wenceslas Music Festival. The program of the St. Wenceslas Music Festival offered listeners a treat of spiritual music, the oratorio La Resurrezione (The Resurrection) by German composer George Frideric Handel. The work is one of Handel's early oratorios. When Handel failed to conquer the opera stronghold of the time – Venice, Italy – he returned to Rome and composed the oratorio to a libretto by Sigismondo Capace. It premiered during Easter in 1708. In this musical documentary, we will take you to the orchestra rehearsals with soloists and then to St. Wenceslas Church in Opava, where the oratorio was performed by the top Czech musical ensemble Collegium 1704, which focuses on Baroque music in its original interpretation. This time, in addition to other great soloists, it invited Martina Janková, a native of Orlová and star of the opera scene in Zurich, to collaborate.

Cast

Václav Luks is Conductor
Conductor
Martina Janková is sopran (Angelo)
sopran (Angelo)
Kateřina Kněžíková is soprán (Maddalena)
soprán (Maddalena)
Mariana Rewerski is alt (Cleofe)
alt (Cleofe)
Jaroslav Březina is tenor (San Giovanni)
tenor (San Giovanni)
Lisandro Abadie is bas (Lucifero)
bas (Lucifero)