(++) La Betulia liberata (The Liberation of Bethulia / 1771 Mozart / @1734 Metastasio), oratorio

La Betulia liberata <Italian> / The Liberation of Bethulia (1771) is an oratorio by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (mus.) and Pietro Metastasio (libr.); see La Betulia liberata (The Liberation of Bethulia / 1734 Metastasio), libretto. Based on the Book of Judith.

Abstract

This is the only oratorio by Mozart, who composed it when he was 15 years old. Based on the Book of Judith, was never performed in Mozart's lifetime.

Editions, performances

Audio Recordings

1. La Betulia liberata (The Liberation of Bethulia / 1952 Rossi / @1771 Mozart), sound recording (oratorio)
2. La Betulia liberata (The Liberation of Bethulia / 1968 Cillario / @1771 Mozart), oratorio
3. La Betulia liberata (The Liberation of Bethulia / 1976 Negri / @1771 Mozart), sound recording (oratorio)
4. La Betulia liberata (The Liberation of Bethulia / 1978 Hager / @1771 Mozart), sound recording (oratorio)
5. La Betulia liberata (The Liberation of Bethulia / 1991 Maag / @1771 Mozart), sound recording (oratorio)

Video Recordings

1. La Betulia liberata (The Liberation of Bethulia / 2006 Poppen / @1771 Mozart), video recording (oratorio)

External links

• Wikipedia