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La resurrezione (HWV 47) is a sacred oratorio by George Frideric Handel, set to a libretto by Carlo Sigismondo Capece (1652–1728). Capece was court poet to Queen Maria Casimira of Poland, who was living in exile in Rome. It was first performed on the Easter Sunday of 1708 at Rome, with the backing of the Marchese Francesco Ruspoli, Handel's patron at this time. The work details the events between - and during - Good Friday and Easter Sunday, with the action carried forward in recitative, and exploration of character and delineation of mood taking place in the arias. The characters of the liturgical drama that appear in the oratorio are Lucifer (bass), Mary Magdalene (soprano), an Angel (soprano), St John the Evangelist (tenor), and St Mary Cleophas (alto).

Katerina Knezikova, soprano
Hana Blazikova, soprano
Mariana Rewerski, alto
Eric Stoklossa, tenor
Tobias Berndt, bass

Choir & Orchestra:
Collegium Vocale 1704
Collegium 1704
Dir. Vaclav Luks

18 octobre 2009, Cathédrale Saint-Maclou, Pontoise

Format: DVD PAL 4:3

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