Accademia Bizantina
Händel. Belshazzar
vocal
Sat 13
Aug
2016
-19.30
| start | 19.30 |
| expected end time | 23.05 |
| 18:30 Interview with Ottavio Dantone | |
| with break | |
All prices include booking fees.
Under 26? Enjoy 50% discount!
A chilling masterpiece: Handel at his very best
In Handel's oratorio Belshazzar, the crown prince of Babylonia overindulges in drunkenness and sacrilege. During a feast at the court, he uses the goblets his ancestors stole from the temple of Jerusalem. An ominous prediction immediately appears on the wall: Babylon will fall. Handel and his librettist transformed this Bible story into a chilling masterpiece. Dramatic recitatives, rousing choruses and heart-rending arias, this is Handel at his very best. Every note exudes drama, every detail brings Belshazzar’s decadent empire to life. With this internationally acclaimed production, Ottavio Dantone and his Accademia Bizantina bring this delirious edition of the MAfestival to a fitting close.
programme
Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759)
Belshazzar
performers
Accademia Bizantina: orchestra
Capella Cracoviensis: choir
Ottavio Dantone: musical direction
Rupert Charlesworth: tenor (Belshazzar)
Rosemary Joshua: soprano (Nitocris)
Delphine Galou: contralto (Daniel)
Filippo Mineccia: counter tenor (Cyrus)
Andreas Wolf: bass (Gobrias)
Accademia Bizantina: orchestra
Capella Cracoviensis: choir
Ottavio Dantone: musical direction
Rupert Charlesw
Sat 13
Aug
2016
-19.30
| start | 19.30 |
| expected end time | 23.05 |
| 18:30 Interview with Ottavio Dantone | |
| with break | |
All prices include booking fees.
Under 26? Enjoy 50% discount!
