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Ottorino Respighi: Maria Egiziaca

Francesca Dotto; Simone Alberghini; Vincenzo Costanzo; Michele Galbiati; Luigi Morassi; Ilaria Vana

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Format: DVD

Cat No: DYN38050

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Release Date:  06 December 2024

Label:  Dynamic - Dvd / Dynamic

Packaging Type:  DVD Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  8007144380502

Genres:  Classical  Opera  

Composer/Series:  Ottorino Respighi

Release Date:  06 December 2024

Label:  Dynamic - Dvd / Dynamic

Packaging Type:  Blu-Ray Packaging

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  8007144580506

Genres:  Classical  Opera  

Composer/Series:  Ottorino Respighi

Release Date:  30 January 2026

Label:  Naxos - Nxp / Naxos Classics

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  730099059176

Genres:  Classical  Opera  

Composer/Series:  Ottorino Respighi

  • Description

    Ottorino Respighi's 'mystery in three episodes', Maria Egiziaca, started out as a concert triptych. Its intensely dramatic and at times symphonic qualities give it a character somewhere between an oratorio and an opera. Based on the life of Saint Mary of Egypt, the archaic story of Maria Egiziaca revolves around faith seen through its various characters, with Maria's journey from prostitution to sainthood conveyed as an expressive and eloquently immediate musical fresco. This Teatro La Fenice production of Respighi's profoundly moving and deeply sensuous stage work was critically acclaimed.

    Description

    Ottorino Respighi's 'mystery in three episodes', Maria Egiziaca, started out as a concert triptych. Its intensely dramatic and at times symphonic qualities give it a character somewhere between an oratorio and an opera. Based on the life of Saint Mary of Egypt, the archaic story of Maria Egiziaca revolves around faith seen through its various characters, with Maria's journey from prostitution to sainthood conveyed as an expressive and eloquently immediate musical fresco. This Teatro La Fenice production of Respighi's profoundly moving and deeply sensuous stage work was critically acclaimed.

    Description

    Ottorino Respighi's Maria Egiziaca, described by the composer as a 'mystery in three episodes', narrates the life of Saint Mary of Egypt in a profoundly moving and deeply sensuous musical representation of Christian faith as seen through its various characters. This work, depicting Maria's journey from prostitution to sainthood through sin, conversion and atonement, started out as a concert triptych and sits somewhere between an oratorio and an opera. The intensely dramatic and at times symphonic qualities of Maria Egiziaca are imbued with ancient Italian musical traditions, with two beautiful symphonic interludes separating the three episodes.