Name: Solomon
Start: 2013-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2013-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Theater an der Wien

Organization

Singer

Contralto

Franco Fagioli

Solomon

Soprano

Bernarda Bobro

Queen of Sheba

Kirsten Blaise

Queen of Solomon

Agnes Scheibelreiter

1. Woman

Mezzo-soprano

Ida Aldrian

2. Harlot

Tenor

James Oxley

Zadok

Bass

Günter Haumer

Levite

Conductor

Martin Haselböck

Matthew Halls

MusikTheater an der Wien

Others

Chorus Sine Nomine

Orchestra

Orchester Wiener Akademie

Wiener Akademie

Vienna

Austria

Theater an der Wien

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Chefdirigent Musiktheater

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Costume designer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Lighting designer

Makeup artist

Off-Stage Artist

On-Stage Artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Set designer

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Stage director

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Countertenor

Bass-baritone

Baritone

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Handel used the summer months of 1748 to compose oratorios for the coming season and wrote the two different works Solomon and Susanna . The author of both librettos is unknown today.
Based on the biblical Book of Kings and the Book of Chronicles as well as the Antiquitates Judaicae by Flavius ​​Josephus, the unknown poet draws three large-scale images of the reign of Solomon in Solomon. No continuous plot is portrayed, but rather homage to a ruler of antiquity in allegorical scenes.

Handel's Solomonbut did not glorify the ruling king, but rather called on the subjects to compare social ideals and real rulership virtues using the example of Solomon. For this, Handel wrote one of his most mysterious scores full of musical ambiguities. The subtle irony of the oratorio, in which the future of psychologically differentiated music theater is already being heard, may have disturbed the audience at the time. Solomon had only four performances after the world premiere during Handel's lifetime.

English

Solomon by Händel, From (2013/2013), Conductor Martin Haselböck, Matthew Halls, Theater an der Wien, Vienna, Austria

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Ensemble

Programme, About & Synopsis

Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues

Venues