Betulia liberata [videorecording] : azione sacra in two parts, K. 118 (74c) / music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Pietro Metastasio ; video director, Stefan Aglassinger ; produced by Bernhard Fleischer ; 2006 Salzburg Festival ; from the Felsenreitschule ; a production of UNITEL and BFMI in co-production with Classica in co-operation with the Salzburg Festival.
This recording is a concert performance of the oratorio. Synopsis in booklet: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Bonus material includes a feature on the "Making of" the production; trailers; catalogue. Jeremy Ovenden (Ozìa) ; Marijana Mijanović (Guiditta) ; Julia Kleiter (Amital) ; Franz-Josef Selig (Achior) ; Irena Bespalovaite (Cabri) ; Jennifer Johnston (Carmi) ; Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor ; Münchener Kammerorchester ; Christoph Poppen, conductor. Recorded in performance at the Salzburg, Felsenreitschule, 18 August 2006.
Summary:
Is the assassination of a tyrant legitimate? That is the theme of Betulia liberata, based on the murder of Nebuchadnezzar's commander Holofernes by the Jewish widow Judith.
Series:
M Mozart 22 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Festspieldocumente. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Operas. 2006.
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