The Death of Abel

“A group of four silken-toned string players shared in the melodic bounty, and a continuo … wove ever-changing textures in support. In fact, the whole performance seemed tailored to the present moment, as it breathed melodious life into a dusty manuscript that had waited 300 years to be so up-to-date.” —New York Classical Review

cast: TBD
directors: Jeremy Rhizor, Tony Lopresti
guest speaker: TBD
genres: sacred drama, oratorio, biblical drama, Baroque music, Italian music, Italian-language libretto

Will be updated at a later date.

Directors, Musicians, and Guest Speaker

Jeremy Rhizor, music director and violin
Tony Lopresti, movement director
TBD, guest speaker

TBD, Adamo (bass)
TBD, Eva (soprano)
TBD, Caino (countertenor)
TBD, Abel (countertenor)
TBD, Angelo (soprano)

Chloe Fedor, concertmaster
TBD, trumpet
TBD, violins (+5)
TBD, viola (+2)
Arnie Tanimoto, cello
TBD, violone
Adam Cockerham, theorbo
TBD, theorbo
Marc Bellassai, harpsichord
TBD, organ

Program Information
La Morte d’Abel (1732)
composer: Antonio Caldara (1670–1736)
librettist: Pietro Metastasio (1698–1782)

Edition based on the 1732 manuscript in the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna
edition: Jeremy Rhizor and Leili Zhang

Translation based on the manuscript
translation: TBD

Program Order
First Half of Oratorio
Contextual Lecture by TBD
Intermission
Second half of Oratorio
Reception