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Christmas Cantata
Sydney Consort zaprasza na Koncert Bozonarodzeniowy
By popular demand regarding the interest in Antonio Caldara's Christmas Cantata, the Sydney Consort will perform this work again for the coming Christmas season.
Cantata di Natale Vaticini di Pace - Prophets of Peace
Cantata a quattro Voci Del Signore Antonio Caldara
Text by Paolo Gini; First performed: Rome, 1712
Wystapia
Musicians:
Belinda Montgomery Soprano
Nicole Thomson Mezzo-Soprano
Nicole Smeulders Alto
Richard Black Tenor
with
Stan Kornel baroque violin
Fiona Ziegler baroque violin
Anthea Cottee baroque cello
Peter McLean double bass
Monika Kornel harpsichord
koncert odbedzie sie
Friday, 27th November 2009; 8 PM
St Augustine's Catholic Church
Eaton street, BALMAIN
Tickets at door - $30/ $20 concession
info: 0416 345 489
www.sydneyconsort.com.au
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In the 18th Century Rome opera was banned, therefore, one of the features of Christmas celebrations in baroque Rome was the performance of a cantata on Christmas Eve in the Palazzo Apostolico.
One of the quirks of all these Roman Christmas cantatas is that they rarely retell the story of the nativity as we have it in the Gospels. Instead, there are moral musings on the legacy of the Holy Birth from a plethora of allegorical figures such as Pace (Peace), Fede (Faith), Giustizia (Justice), Innocenza (Innocence). Even the elements: Aria (air), Acqua (water), Fuoco (fire), Terra (earth) and the seasons: Primavera (spring), are personified to make their comments. The libretto of Vaticini di Pace is typical both with regard to its characters and the nature of their dialogue.
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