FULL Elias (Mendelssohn) Budapest 2022 Lilla Horti, Bernedett Wiedemann, Tíbor Szappanos, András Palerdi
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Elijah aka Elias
- Composer: Mendelssohn Felix
- Libretto: based on Bible texts
- Venue & Opera Company: Liszt Academy of Music, Great Hall, Budapest, Hungary
- Recorded: June 22, 2022
- Type: Concert Live
- Singers: Lilla Horti, Bernedett Wiedemann, Tíbor Szappanos, András Palerdi
- Conductor: László Kovács
- Orchestra: ELTE Eötvös Art Ensemble, Budapest
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Information about the Recording
- Published by: László Kovács
- Date Published: 2022
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs
- Video Recording from: YouTube FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Quote from Wikipedia:
The work in two parts opens with a declamation by Elijah, after which the overture is played. The sections are listed in the following table, with the text in both German and English, a biblical source for the passage (the dramatic action highlighted by a background colour), and the voices. The choir is mostly four-part SATB, but up to eight parts. The soloists are Elijah (baritone); soprano (S), singing the Widow, the Youth (sometimes taken by a boy treble) and Angel II; alto (A), singing Angel I and the Queen; and tenor (T), singing the parts of Obadiah and Ahab. The work is often performed with four soloists.
Some movements are simple oratorio forms such as recitative and aria, others explore hybrid combinations, such as recitative with choir, for dramatic effect. The fugal overture leads attacca to the first choral movement. The choir acts as the people (“Das Volk”), but also comments, like the choir in Greek drama. The narrative passages from the books of Kings are highlighted by green background.