(o julgamento de Salomão / The judgment of Solomon; Gaetano Gandolfi)
Iestyn Davies
A obra é de grande intensidade melódica e invulgar beleza. A
interpretação foi em crescendo, com o primeiro acto razoável, o segundo bom e o
terceiro excelente.
Mhairi Lawson
Os solistas tiveram interpretações de qualidade variável,
merecendo destaque o contratenor Iestyn Davies, o soprano Mhairi Lawson e,
sobretudo, o soprano Gillian Webster.
Gillian Webster
No 3º acto, coro, orquestra e solistas estiveram ao mais
alto nível, merecendo relevo o excelente “diálogo” entre o oboé de Pedro Ribeiro e a Rainha de Sabá (Gillian Webster).
Pedro Ribeiro
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The Oratory
Solomon HWV 67 by GF Handel was recently presented at the
Gulbenkian Foundation. Paul McCreesh
directed the Gulbenkian Choir and
Orchestra. The soloists were English countertenor Iestyn Davies as Solomon, Portuguese soprano Ines Simoes as Queen of Solomon, the Portuguese baritone Hugo Oliveira as a levite, Scottish
tenor Thomas Walker as Zadok,
English soprano Mhairi Lawson as the
1st prostitute, Portuguese mezzo Cátia
Moreso as 2nd prostitute and scottish soprano Gillian Webster as the Queen of Saba.
The piece is of an unusual intensity and great melodic beauty. The interpretation has been in crescendo, with a reasonable first act, a good second act, and an excellent third act.
The soloists were of variable quality, deserving a special reference countertenor Iestyn Davies, soprano Mhairi Lawson and, especially, soprano Gillian Webster .
During the 3rd act, chorus, orchestra and soloists were at the highest level, and I highlight the excellent "dialogue" between the oboe played by Pedro Ribeiro and the Queen of Sabá (Gillian Webster)
The piece is of an unusual intensity and great melodic beauty. The interpretation has been in crescendo, with a reasonable first act, a good second act, and an excellent third act.
The soloists were of variable quality, deserving a special reference countertenor Iestyn Davies, soprano Mhairi Lawson and, especially, soprano Gillian Webster .
During the 3rd act, chorus, orchestra and soloists were at the highest level, and I highlight the excellent "dialogue" between the oboe played by Pedro Ribeiro and the Queen of Sabá (Gillian Webster)
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