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opera Mozart's Betulia liberata Christoph Poppen (conductor) — With Jeremy Ovenden (Ozia), Marijana Mijanovic (Giuditta), Julia Kleiter (Amital)...

Christoph Poppen (conductor) — With Jeremy Ovenden (Ozia), Marijana Mijanovic (Giuditta), Julia Kleiter (Amital)...

Mozart's Betulia liberata Christoph Poppen (conductor) — With Jeremy Ovenden (Ozia), Marijana Mijanovic (Giuditta), Julia Kleiter (Amital)...

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Drawing inspiration from the biblical Book of Judith, Betulia liberata is an oratorio composed by Mozart in his adolescence for the town of Padua during his very first trip to Italy. But this work’s fate is shrouded in mystery: even though it was commissioned by the Prince of Aragon for the Lenten season, there is no record that it was ever performed. On the other hand, historical records indicate a premiere in Padua of a work with the same exact name in 1771 (the same year!), by composer Giuseppe Calegari. The most likely scenario is that the work was replaced because it was delivered too late, or simply cancelled altogether.

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The complete Mozart operas

The complete Mozart operas

Cast

  • Jeremy Ovenden | Ozia
  • Marijana Mijanovic | Giuditta
  • Julia Kleiter | Amital
  • Franz-Josel Selig | Achior
  • Irena Bespalovaite | Cabri
  • Jennifer Johnston | Carmi
  • Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor
  • Andreas Schüller | Chorus Master
  • Münchener Kammerorchester
  • Christoph Poppen | Conductor

Program

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Betulia Liberata, K. 118
    • Overture
    • I: "Popoli di Betulia, ah qual v’ingombra"
    • I: "D’Ogni colpa la colpa maggiore"
    • I: "E in che sperar?"
    • I: "Ma qual virtù non cede"
    • I: "Già le memorie antiche"
    • I : "Non hai cor, se in mezzo a questi"
    • I : "E qual pace sperate"
    • I: "Pietà, se irato sei"
    • I: "Chi è costei, che qual sorgente aurora"
    • I: "Del pari infeconda"
    • I: "Oh saggia, oh santa, oh eccelsa donna!"
    • I: "Pietà, se irato sei"
    • I: "Signor, Carmi a te viene"
    • I: "Terribile d’aspetto"
    • I: "Ti consola, Achior"
    • I: "Parto inerme, e non pavento"
    • I: Coro: "Oh prodigio! Oh stupor!"
    • II: "Troppo mal corrisponde"
    • II: "Se Dio veder tu vuoi"
    • II: "Confuso io son"
    • II: "Quel nocchier che in gran procella"
    • II: "Lungamente non dura"
    • II : "Prigionier, che fa ritorno"
    • II: "Giuditta, Ozìa, popoli, amici: io cedo"
    • II: "Te solo adoro"
    • II: "Di tua vittoria un glorioso effetto"
    • II: "Con troppa rea viltà"
    • II: "Quanta cura hai di noi, Bontà Divina!"
    • II: "Quei moti che senti"
    • II: "Seguansi, o Carmi, i fuggitivi"
    • II: Coro: "Lodi al grand Dio che oppresse"

Details

  • Directed by:
    • Stefan Aglassinger
  • Venue: Felsenreitschule (Salzburg, Austria)
  • Production date: 2006
  • Duration: 2 h 09 min
  • Production: © Unitel
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