| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (51 min., 45 sec.)) : sound, color |
| Playing Time |
005145 |
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digital |
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video file |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Performer |
Jeremy Ovenden, Ozia ; Marijana Majanovic, Giuditta ; Julia Kleiter, Amital ; Franz-Josef Selig, Prince of the Ammonites ; Irena Bespalovaite, Cabri, Chief of the People ; Jennifer Johnston, Carmi, Chief of the People ; Christoph Popper, conductor. |
| Event |
Performance recorded 2006 Salzburger Festspiele, Salzburg, Austria. |
| Summary |
In 2006, the Mozart22 project took place in honor of the 250th anniversary of the composer's birth. It was a major project to recreate the twenty-two operas and oratorios composed by Mozart. This documentary goes behind the scenes of the production of Ascanio in Alba at that time. The Salzburg Festival of 2006 gathered the best specialists of the Mozart repertoire - singers, conductors and directors - to interpret this unique selection of works. Even though a small work, Mozart's oratorio (a lyric drama sung without staging, costume and scenery), La Betulia Liberata remains a work full of meaning. Mozart composed this oratorio in 1771 aged only 15, at the request of Prince of Aragon. It was inspired by the Book of Judith in the Bible. La Betulia Liberata tells the story of the city of Bethulia who, besieged by the Assyrian army, will be released thanks to the bravery of Judith who goes into the enemy camp to seduce his general before killing. This documentary combines interviews with the conductor and singers, as well as the beautiful interpretations of the work, and other arias. |
| Language |
Narrated in German and English; sung in Italian. |
| Subject |
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Betulia liberata.
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Oratorios -- Production and direction.
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Oratorios. |
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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Oratorios -- Excerpts.
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Oratorios -- Excerpts. |
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Internet videos.
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Internet videos.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Excerpts.
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Excerpts.
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Aglassinger, Stefan, film director.
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Plötzeneder, Carl, film director.
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Ovenden, Jeremy, singer.
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Mijanović, Marijana, singer.
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Kleiter, Julia, singer.
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Selig, Franz-Josef, singer.
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Bespalovaite, Irena, 1973- singer.
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Johnston, Jennifer (Contralto), singer.
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Popper, Christoph, conductor.
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Container of (work): Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
Betulia liberata. Selections.
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Unitel Classica (Firm), production company.
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Salzburg Festival 2006 |
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Hour with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
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