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BACH’S DIVINE COMEDY Houston 2025 Ars Lyrica Houston
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Bach’s Divine Comedy
- Composer: Bach Johann Sebastian
- Libretto: various
- Venue & Opera Company: Zilkha Hall, The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, Houston, Texas
- Recorded: September 19, 2025
- Type: Concert Live
- Singers: Hannah DePriest, Andréa Walker, Jay Carter, Michael Skarke, Matthew Newhouse, Thomas O’Neill, Tom Meglioranza, Timothy Jones
- Conductor: Matthew Dirst
- Orchestra: Ars Lyrica Orchestra
- Stage Director:
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Published by: Ars Lyrica Houston
- Date Published: 2025
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
On the program:
Music of Johann Sebastian Bach
“Orchestral” Suite in D Major BWV 1068
Motet: Fürchte dich nicht BWV 228
The Dispute between Phoebus & Pan BWV 201In J.S. Bach’s Der Streit zwischen Phoebus und Pan (BWV 201), rustic humor meets divine artistry in a musical duel between the god of nature and the god of music. These paired movements — “Komm, Midas, sage du nun an” and “Pan ist Meister, lasst ihn gehn!” — capture the dramatic climax of the cantata, as Midas, sung by tenor Thomas O’Neill, delivers his ill-fated verdict declaring Pan the victor, earning himself the famous donkey’s ears in return. Originally composed for Leipzig’s Collegium Musicum, this secular cantata transforms Ovid’s ancient myth into a witty commentary on taste, style, and the power of art.
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