La passione di Gesù Cristo (The Passion of Jesus Christ / 1783 Paisiello / @1730 Metastasio), oratorio (music), St. Petersburg premiere
La passione di Gesù Cristo <Italian> / The Passion of Jesus Christ (1783) is an oratorio, set to music by Giovanni Paisiello.
~ @1730 libretto by Pietro Metastasio; see La passione di Gesù Cristo (The Passion of Jesus Christ / 1730 Metastasio), libretto (oratorio).
Abstract
"Oratorio in due parti per soli, coro e orchestra." Composed in 1782, it was first performed in 1783. Piasiello asked the old Metastasio to modify the libretto and make some additions, but the librettist declined the offer.
Performance history
Premiered in St. Petersburg [Russia]: Catholic Cathedral, March 1783. Early revivals include performances in Warsaw (1784), Catania (1794), Perugia (1800), and Rome (1824). Although rarely performed, the oratorio is easily available today thanks to two major sound recordings (1998 & 2007).
Notable performances & sound recordings
External links
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