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Hans Pfitzner, Palestrina

Vorspiel

I.1 Schönste Ungnäd'ge Dame

I.2 Ighino, Gut, Daß Ich Dich Seh!

I.3 Schönste Ungnäd'ge Dame

I.4 Der Letzte Freund

I.5 Für Ihn! Sein Wesen Will's

I.6 Nicht Ich - Schwach Bin Ich

I.7 Allein In Dunkler Tiefe

I.8 Ighino, Sieh Doch, Komm Herein

II Vorspiel

II.1 Noch Eine Bank! Und Schnell!

II.2 Morone Ist Von Innsbruck Schon Herein

II.3 Ein Liebreich Würd'ger Herr

II.4 Zahlreich Wird Heut' Die Heilige Versammlung

II.5 Den Heil'gen Geist

II.6 Was Nun! Was Nun!

II.7 Habt Ihr's Gesehen?

III. Vorspiel

III.1 Wie Lange Sie Bleiben

III.2 Ist Palestrina, Der Meister, Hier?

III.3 Nun Schmiede Mich

Hans Pfitzner's Palestrina

Christian Stückl (stage director), Simone Young (conductor) — With Christopher Ventris (Giovanni Pierluigi Palestrina), Michael Volle (Giovanni Morone), John Daszak (John Daszak)

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Cast

Christian Stückl — Stage director

Stefan Hageneier — Set and costume design

Christopher Ventris — Tenor (Giovanni Pierluigi Palestrina)

Peter Rose — Bass (Pope Pius IV)

Michael Volle — Baritone (Giovanni Morone)

John Daszak — Tenor (Bernardo Novagerio)

Roland Bracht — Bass (Cardinal Christoph Madruscht)

Program notes

Experience Palestrina by Hans Pfitzner, an eminent challenge to any stage director, brilliantly interpreted by Christian Stückl! The opera, which premiered in Munich in 1917, is presented under a new "pop art" light, which gathers the chorus and orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera under the masterful guidance of maestra Simone Young. This fictional tale recounts the story of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, great composer of the Renaissance period, who fears that he might lose his creativity and thus his place within society.

A work of great complexity, its many intricate vocal and instrumental lines are conducted with sensitivity by maestra Young. Tenor Christopher Ventris excels in the title role, and so does famed baritone Michael Volle as Giovanni Morone. Finally, the costumes and stage design by Stefan Hageneier play an important role in this unique staging, that transports us in a colorful and fantastic atmosphere, worlds apart from the serious nature of this philosophical work!

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