Aria: Go, my faithful Soldier go. Let the fragant Incense rise, To Jove, great Ruler of the Skies. Chorus: And draw a Blessing down, On his imperial Crown, Who rules the World below...
Siempre me gustó Händel, pero recién antes de ver esta obertura ví un fragmento de otra aria de Händel. Curioso porque llegué a esto desde un comentario politico sobre Pappi.
Si es tan fácil cópielo usted...Me imagino que también Darwin se copió a Lamarck, y luego que Newton copió a Voltaire, y Shakespeare a Racine o a Sartre...Churchill a Vichy...De paso creo recordar que Lully era italiano...
Ugh! Funny? Yes, but demeaning to the music and Handel's dramatic intent. In no way was Theodora meant to be a comedy. Those gesticulations are just bizarre. This is yet another attempt by an opera director to hijack a masterpiece and turn it into buffoonery with contemporary political overtones. Fortunately William Christie does an acceptable job with the music.
So cynical! Art is fluid and should and must be reimagined to remain relevant. Granted, there are some artistic changes that I dislike, and i would even agree they are done in poor taste, but it can not take away from the effort and necessity of the work.
@@lorenzbroll101 The real question is, does the oratorio's stage narrative have to reflect that of the libretto and the music? Can these elements be appreciated separately even if none of them mesh? It just doesn't work for me.
@@Polymathes The answer is in the work's name ORATORIO. It was not conceived as a stage opera with stage direction & dress, so any setting is 'genuine'.
@@lorenzbroll101 All the elements have to be in harmony for it to work . The stage and art direction here just don't work for me in that regard. There was a staging of "The Messiah" back in 2009 that was just as ridiculous as this. Some people like it. That's fine.
