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Die Königin von Saba

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Styriarte Festspiel: Alfredo Bernardini spielt Oboe mit Orchester. Nikola Milatovic.
© Nikola Milatovic

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When the Queen of Sheba meets King Solomon, she is overwhelmed by his divine wisdom. Alfredo Bernardini von Styriarte vertieft sich in die Partitur, klassische Musik im Fokus. Alfredo Bernardini and his three singers recount this legendary encounter in two oratorios by the great masters Fux and Handel.

Content

perfect double pass

Fuxʼs earliest surviving oratorio and a late one by Handel share a common theme: the Queen of Sheba visits King Solomon. Her wealth is immeasurable, her desire to meet the wise king unquenchable. Handel depicted her arrival in one of his most vibrant orchestral pieces. Equally captivating are the arias in his oratorio Solomon, while Fux fully embraced the Italianate style for his Regina Saba. An ideal double bill for Alfredo Bernardini and his three fantastic solo voices.

Programme

Johann Joseph Fux: Excerpts from La Regina Saba (Wien, 1705)
George Frederick Handel: Excerpts from Solomon (London, 1749)

DURATION
about 70 min. without intermission

INTRO
20 minutes before the performance begins, we will share some background about the evening’s programme with you in the foyer.

Tickets

EUR 20 / 40 / 60

Reductions: U27 / Ö1 Intro / Club Ö1
Subscription (four performances of free choice)

ARTISTS

Maria Ladurner, soprano
Meili Li, countertenor
Valerio Contaldo, tenor
Recreation – Das Orchester 
Conductor: Alfredo Bernardini, oboe

Cast

© Theresa Pawel
Soprano

Maria Ladurner

Her bright, luminous soprano voice is particularly captivating in Baroque gems, which she studied in depth at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. In addition to guest performances at numerous European venues, 2020 saw the Styriarte debut of the Tyrol-born winner of the H.I.F. Biber Competition. Her stage partners to date include Dorothee Oberlinger and Jordi Savall.

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Countertenor

Meili Li

The Chinese countertenor delights his audiences at major opera houses and international festivals. Not only his vocal abilities are remarkable, but also his acting skills. No wonder, the singer has also studied film in Beijing.

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© Nikola Milatovic
Tenor

Valerio Contaldo

Born in Italy, he initially studied classical guitar before dedicating himself to singing at the Lausanne Conservatory. Our Styriarte visitors have already been able to experience the charismatic tenor at four Fux Opera Festivals. With opera roles and concert roles from Monteverdi to Frank Martin, Valerio Contaldo has delighted audiences from Tokyo to Aix-en-Provence.

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© Nikola Milatovic
Orchestra

Recreation - The Orchestra

Recreation is special in many ways: consisting of musicians whose nationalities range from Japan to Venezuela, most of the members received part of their training in Graz. After its formation in 2002, the collective has played in unique halls such as the Alte Oper Frankfurt and has worked with outstanding conductors.

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Oboist & Conductor

Alfredo Bernardini

His incredibly lively and sonorous performing has made the Roman Alfredo Bernardini the leading baroque oboist of our time. As a soloist and conductor, he appears worldwide with top ensembles such as Hespèrion XXI or the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. His own ensemble Zefiro is also a celebrated public favourite at the Styriarte festival.

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