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BACH, HANDEL AND HERCULES Houston 2021 Steven Brennfleck, Nussbaum Cohen, Leia Lensing, Nola Richardson, Jason Zacher
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Bach, Handel, and Hercules
- Composer: Bach, Handel
- Libretto: various
- Venue & Opera Company: Zilkha Hall, The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, Houston, Texas, Ars Lyrica
- Recorded: September 24, 2021
- Type: Concert Live
- Singers: Steven Brennfleck, Nussbaum Cohen, Leia Lensing, Nola Richardson, Jason Zacher
- Conductor:
- Orchestra:
- Stage Director:
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Published by: Ars Lyrica Houston
- Date Published: 2021
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
The iconic strongman Hercules earned his place in the pantheon not through conquests but rather for his wisdom and honor. A pillar of mythology since Antiquity, Hercules faces a familiar dilemma, one that found significant resonance in the Baroque era, when ancient stories were a principal source of moral instruction. Both composers treat Hercules’ temptation and ultimate embrace of virtue with ravishing arias and grand ensembles.
On the program
G. F. Handel, The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69
J. S. Bach, Hercules at the Crossroads, BWV 213
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