Händel / Mozart: Der Messias (2020)
Known as a creator of astonishing images, stage director and visual artist Robert Wilson delivers a magnificent production of Mozart’s adaption of Handel’s Messias. Mozart was commissioned by Gottfried van Swieten to modernise the score fifty years after Handel’s popular composition (1742), mainly by arranging the wind parts and partially re-composing them. With Marc Minkowski a conductor has been engaged who understands perfectly how to combine baroque style with the tonal possibilities of an orchestra of the classical period like the Musiciens du Louvre. The excellent soloist quartet with Elena Tsallagova, Wiebke Lehmkuhl, Richard Croft and José Coca Loza merges perfectly into Wilson’s enormous flood of images.
Director: Tiziano Mancini, Robert Wilson
Genre: Music
Runtime: 136 min
Release Date: August 14, 2020
Cast
- Elena Tsallagova - Sopran
- Wiebke Lehmkuhl - Alt
- Richard Croft - Tenor
- José Coca Loza - Bass
- Alexis Fousekis - Dancer
- Max Harris - Old Man
- Leopoldine Richards - Child
- Philharmonia Chor Wien
- Les Musiciens du Louvre
Production: 3sat, ORF, Unitel, CMajor
Country: Austria
Language: Latin
Original Language: de
Keywords
opera
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Händel / Mozart: Der Messias about?
- Known as a creator of astonishing images, stage director and visual artist Robert Wilson delivers a magnificent production of Mozart’s adaption of Handel’s Messias. Mozart was commissioned by Gottfried van Swieten to modernise the score fifty years after Handel’s popular composition (1742), mainly by arranging the wind parts and partially re-composing them. With Marc Minkowski a conductor has been engaged who understands perfectly how to combine baroque style with the tonal possibilities of an orchestra of the classical period like the Musiciens du Louvre. The excellent soloist quartet with Elena Tsallagova, Wiebke Lehmkuhl, Richard Croft and José Coca Loza merges perfectly into Wilson’s enormous flood of images.
- Who directed Händel / Mozart: Der Messias?
- Händel / Mozart: Der Messias was directed by Tiziano Mancini, Robert Wilson.
- Who stars in Händel / Mozart: Der Messias?
- Händel / Mozart: Der Messias stars Elena Tsallagova, Wiebke Lehmkuhl, Richard Croft, José Coca Loza, Alexis Fousekis, Max Harris.
- How long is Händel / Mozart: Der Messias?
- Händel / Mozart: Der Messias has a runtime of 2h 16m (136 minutes).
- What genre is Händel / Mozart: Der Messias?
- Händel / Mozart: Der Messias is a Music film.
- Where was Händel / Mozart: Der Messias produced?
- Händel / Mozart: Der Messias was produced in Austria.