TOfixed appointment in the holiday schedule of the TV networks, this evening at 9.15pm it will be broadcast on Rai 5 the Christmas Concert. The famous symphonic opera is on stage Messiah by Georg Friedrich Handelwith the great American conductor John Nelson conducting the Orchestra and Choir of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. The television direction, however, is entrusted to Alessandra De Sanctis.
The Messiah by Georg Friedrich Händel is the Rai 5 Christmas Concert
Composed in just three weeks between August and September 1741the oratory is one of the best known and most performed choral works in all of Western music. Written by Handel, on a English-language libretto by Charles Jennens – with texts taken from King James Bible –, the work is divided into three parts. The first section of theAdventthe second of Redemption while the third heralds the return of Christ.
The first performance of Messiah took place in Dublin in April 1742 and, as usual at the time, the music was partially taken from previous pieces by the composer, including some Italian cantatas.
Characterized by a more sober vocality compared to the tradition of Italian virtuosos, with few recitatives and numerous arias of extraordinary expressive variety, the most famous part of the oratory is the famous choir Hallelujah.
The Choir of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia. (National Academy of Santa Cecilia)
The cast of Messiah: tenor Krystian Adam and soprano Sara Blanch
The protagonists of the choral work are the tenor Krystian Adam and the soprano Sara Blanch.
Adam was born in Poland in 1979 and studied singing at the Music Academy in Warsawwinning numerous scholarships. He then moved to Milanwhere he continued his studies at the “Giuseppe Verdi” Conservatory.
Specialized in the symphonic and lyrical repertoire of Mozart and Handelregularly collaborates with the most illustrious conductors in the world.
Krystian Adam in the opera “Rodelinda” by Georg Friedrich Händel. (Getty Images)
Sara Blanch she is instead originally from Tarragona, Spain. After studying at the conservatory of Barcelona, he becomes one of the most requested opera singers of recent years. After her debut in 2013 at the Rossini Festival in Pesaro in the role of the Countess of Folleville in The trip to Reimsis between the greatest interpreters of romantic melodrama.
In addition to operatic appearances, performs in concerts, oratorios and song recitals. His upcoming projects include participation in the Donizetti Opera Festival in Bergamo and at Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.
Mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke and bass Alex Esposito
Other performers of the opera include mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke and bass Alex Esposito.
Twice winner of a Grammy Award in the classical music category, Sasha CookeCalifornian, he sang in the most prestigious opera houses in the world. From the Metropolitan in New York to the Scala in Milan.
Specializing in the operatic and symphonic repertoire of Gustav Mahlerin 2022 he won a nomination, again at the Grammys, for the Best Classical Solo Vocal Album with his How Do I Find You.
Born in Bergamo in 1975, Alex Esposito And one of the most interesting artists of his generation. He has collaborated with directors such as Claudio Abbado, Antonio Pappano, Chung Myung-whun and Riccardo Chailly. He regularly performs in the most prestigious musical institutions, including La Scala, the Phoenix of Venicethe Royal Opera House in London and the Opéra National in Paris.
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