FULL SOLOMON (Handel) Bath 2023 Neil Moore, Emilie Parry-Williams, Michael Burgess
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Solomon
- Composer: Handel George Frideric aka Händel Georg Friedrich
- Libretto: unknown
- Venue & Opera Company: Bath Abbey. England
- Recorded: April 22, 2023
- Type: Concert Live
- Singers: Neil Moore, Emilie Parry-Williams, Michael Burgess, Alastair Comery, Maisie Lewis, Habina Seo, Michael Walker, Peter Woodward
- Conductor: Daniel Robert Cushing
- Orchestra: St Woolos Sinfonia
- Chorus: Georgian Festival Chorale
- Stage Director:
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Published by: Bath Recitals
- Date Published: 2023
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs
- Video Recording from: YouTube FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Solomon, HWV 67, is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel. The anonymous libretto – currently thought to have been penned by the English Jewish poet/playwright Moses Mendes (d.1758) – is based on the biblical stories of the wise king Solomon from the First Book of Kings and the Second Book of Chronicles, with additional material from Antiquities of the Jews by ancient historian Flavius Josephus. The music was composed between 5 May and 13 June 1748, and the first performance took place on 17 March 1749, with Caterina Galli in the title role at the Covent Garden Theatre in London, where it had two further performances. Handel revived the work in 1759.
The oratorio contains a short and lively instrumental passage for two oboes and strings in Act Three, known as “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”, which has become famous outside the context of the complete work, and was featured at the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony as James Bond (Daniel Craig) goes to meet the Queen at Buckingham Palace.
Quoted from Wikipedia