FULL THE CREATION or Die Schöpfung (Haydn) Aspen CO 2023 Matthew Polenzani, Maeve Höglund, Joseph Park, Vinicus Costa
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Information on the Performance
- Work Title: THE CREATION or Die Schöpfung
- Composer: Haydn Franz Joseph
- Libretto: Gottfried van Swieten
- Venue & Opera Company: Benedict Music Tent, Aspen Colorado
- Recorded: August 20, 2023
- Type: Concert Live
- Singers: Matthew Polenzani, Maeve Höglund, Joseph Park, Vinicus Costa
- Conductor: Robert Spano
- Orchestra: Aspen Festival Orchestra
- Chorus: Seraphic Fire Professional Choral
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Information about the Recording
- Published by: Aspen Music Festival
- Date Published: 2023
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs
- Video Recording from: bilibili FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Haydn’s exuberant and life-affirming oratorio The Creation tops off the summer’s theme “The Adoration of the Earth.” During his first visit to London, Haydn attended one of the Handel festivals held in Westminster Abbey. He was so overwhelmed by Messiah and Israel in Egypt that he determined to compose an oratorio himself that could stand alongside Handel’s supreme masterpieces in the genre. The work was an immediate success and received many performances all over Europe. As in opera and most oratorios, The Creation has named characters. Soloists represent the archangels Gabriel, Uriel, and Raphael, and later Adam and Eve. Parts One and Two describe the six days of Creation. In Part Three, Adam and Eve make their appearance and celebrate the newly created world and their happiness together.
Haydn’s inventiveness, vitality, and genius in musical word painting bring the subject to life with great vividness and power. With an exciting lineup of soloists and the marvelous professional choral ensemble Seraphic Fire joining the Aspen Festival Orchestra, this is sure to be a performance to savor, and an inspiring finale to the 2023 season!