On October 15, 2017 The Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra will premiere the religious opera Moses, Op. 112 by Anton Rubinstein. The event, organised under patronage of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and the Polish National Commission for UNESCO, will take place at 7 p.m. at the Warsaw Philharmonic.
It is not common for an audience to witness a modern premiere of a composition by a prominent author, created more than a century ago. And that is precisely the one-of-a-kind event that will take place in Warsaw in October. Thanks to the efforts of Maestro Michail Jurowski, the world-renowned Russian bandmaster, the principal guest conductor of Polish Orchestra Sinfonia Iuventus, the forgotten score was found, arranged, and a performance of the religious opera Moses by Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894) was prepared.
Moses was created in 1885–1891 with the libretto by Salomon Hermann Mosenthal. It tells, in eight evocative images, the entire story of the prophet. The piece maintains an expressive, neo-Romantic style and features a number of magnificent arias and ensembles, and in particular some enchanting group scenes that depict the dramatic episodes described in the Biblical Pentateuch. It has never been publicly performed in full on stage, although it has been prepared for a performance in Prague, at the Neues Deutsches Theater in 1892.
The long-awaited premiere of the concerto version of the opera conducted by Michail Jurowski will take place at the Warsaw Philharmonic on October 15, 2017, and will be recorded. The title part features the baritone Stanisław Kuflyuk, born in Ukraine, with close ties to Poland for years, and with world-wide recognition. His mother, Jochebed, will be portrayed by the famous Małgorzata Walewska – a star of the MET, the Royal Opera House, and other prestigious stages. We will also witness the performance of Evelina Dobračeva (Asnath, daughter of Moses), a star of e.g. the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, and Torsten Kerl (the Pharaoh; he shall also be the voice of God Himself), a German tenor who often takes on Wagnerian and Straussian parts. This is but a fragment of the immense cast – aside from a plethora of other excellent soloists, the highlighted group parts will be performed by the National Philharmonic Choir and the Artos Children’s Choir.
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