A concert by Zubin Mehta of
Haydn's Creation oratorio will be live streamed Tuesday night by
ANSA and the association of Italian opera and symphony
foundations (ANFOLS) as part of the 'Open Despite Everything'
project designed to reach music lovers amid a COVID closure.
The concert, part of the delayed Florence Musical May programme,
will be opened at 20:00 with a message by Florence Mayor Dario
Nardella.
'Die Schöpfung' (The Creation) by Franz Joseph Haydn, an
oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra, will feature
soloists Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Veta Pilipenko, Maximilian
Schmitt, and Michael Volle as well as the Chorus and Orchestra
of the Florentine Musical May Festival.
Mehta said "I urge everyone to connect in streaming to be able
to hear and follow this great concert of ours with the May's
Orchestra and Chorus and the great soloists.
"It will be strange not to have the public in the hall and fell
their warmth in the theatre, but knowing that even from home
everyone who listens to us will be able to join us, is very
important for the musicians."
Musical May Superintendent Alexander Pereira said: "'The
Creation' transmits a meaning that reaches all the religions of
the world equally, and that is why we decided to propose this
marvelous masterpiece by Haydn for all our public, as a sign of
unity between all; it is a very important message in this
period".
The Creation (German: Die Schöpfung) is an oratorio written
between 1797 and 1798 by Joseph Haydn, and considered by many to
be one of his masterpieces. The oratorio depicts and celebrates
the creation of the world as described in the Book of Genesis,
according to Wikipedia.
The work is structured in three parts and scored for soprano,
tenor and bass soloists, chorus and a symphonic orchestra. In
parts I and II, depicting the creation, the soloists represent
the archangels Raphael (bass), Uriel (tenor) and Gabriel
(soprano). In part III, the bass and soprano represent Adam and
Eve.
The work shows the impact of Handel's oratorios and Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart's operas, fusing these epic and dramatic elements
with Haydn's own mature mastery of symphonic style to make the
work a masterpiece, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica.
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