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FULL JUDAS MACCABAEUS (Handel) Tel Aviv 2020 The Israeli Voice Ensemble
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Judas Maccabaeus
- Composer: Handel George Frideric aka Händel Georg Friedrich
- Libretto: Thomas Morell
- Venue & Opera Company: Tel Aviv Museum, Israel
- Recorded: December 2, 2020
- Type: Concert Live
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
The Oratorio Judas Maccabaeus is made up of three parts:
The first part opens with a description of the death of Matityahu and the mourning of the people for the death of its leader (a typical and beautiful eulogy choir section). His son Shimon encourages the faith of the people and calls on them to take up arms, while his brother Judah accepts the role of leader and encourages his people with reflections on freedom and victory in the power of faith in God.
In the second part of the oratorio, the Israelites win. But when they learn that the Seleucid commander Gorgias is preparing his army for revenge, the rejoicing of the people turns into despair (Ah! Wretched Israel) and Judah again inspires a spirit of warfare and heroism in the people and demands the destruction of the altars of infidels and resistance to the false religion (with the most famous aria Sound an Alarm).
In the third and final part, the Jews win and are received in a solemn parade, and the people celebrate the arrival of the long-awaited peace in one of the beautiful duets Oh Lovely Peace.