Name: Israel in Egypt
Start: 2023-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
Location: St John's Smith Square

Organization

Soprano

Ellen Mawhinney

soprano

Mezzo-soprano

Angharad Rowlands

mezzo-soprano

Tenor

Henry Moss

tenor

Dirigent

Harry Bradford

Orchestra

Endelienta Baroque

Others

English Baroque Choir

St John's Smith Square

Israel in Egypt -  (Israel i Egypten)

London

Storbritannien

Israel in Egypt

Public

Israel i Egypten

Approved

Bass

Instrumentalist

Pianist

Violinist

Cellist

Violist

Flutist

Clarinetist

Guitarist

Organist

Percussionist

hornist

Oboist

Bassoonist

Trumpeter

Contrabassist

Trombonist

Harper

Saxophonist

Harpsichordist

Bassist

Accordionist

Tuba Player

Recorder Player

Lutenist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Mandoline Player

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Violino Piccolo Player

Viola da Gambist

Musette de cour Player

Viola Pomposa Player

Archlutenist

Vibraphonist

Cornettist

Viola d’amore Player

Theorbist

Kompositör

Regissör

Librettist

Scenograf

Kostym designer

Koreograf

Ljus designer

Dansare

Skådespelare

Körledare

Video designer

Dramaturg

Tolk

Ljud designer

Repetitör

Sminkartist

Exekutiv producent

Hårstylist

Other

Stage Manager

Kör

Orkester

Poet

Vocal coach

Teacher

Photographer

Broadcasting

Illustrator

Writer

Writing and performance

Chorus Director

Wig & Makeup Designer

Orchestra Operations

Extra

Countertenor

Singer

Baritone

Bass-baritone

contralto

Spoken

Child vocalist

Silent

Alto

Continuo

After arriving in London in 1710 Handel became an astoundingly successful composer of opera.  When public taste began to change, he did so too and concentrated on a new type of composition - biblical oratorio.  His masterpiece 'Israel in Egypt' was written in 1739 and is unusual in presenting and celebrating the story of a people, rather than that of an individual hero.  It sets passages from the Old Testament, mainly from Exodus and the Psalms, and tells the epic story of Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt, together with several plagues, the parting of the Red Sea, the destruction of the Egyptian army and a final, grand celebration of God's power.  The synergy between the dramatic story and the music is particularly important; Handel's magnificent choral writing uses a richly varied textural palette of fugues, cantus firmus themes with moving counter-melodies, antiphonal double choirs and thunderous choral homophony in order to best serve the narrative.  Perhaps the most striking feature of this work is Handel's ingenious and imaginative use of word painting; particularly in the evocation of the plagues of frogs, flies, lice and locusts but also in the depiction of hailstones, fire, darkness, floods and galloping horses.

English

Israel i Egypten by Händel, Från (2023/2023), Dirigent Harry Bradford, St John's Smith Square, London, Storbritannien

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