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Pompeo Magno
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DRAMMA PER MUSICA IN THREE ACTS
LIBRETTO BY NICOLÒ MINATO
Concert performance in Italian with German surtitles
Introduction to the work 30 minutes before curtain-up
Francesco Cavalli’s Pompeo Magno is a glorious tale of confusion and intrigue. Alongside Antonio Cesti, Cavalli is the foremost Italian opera composer of the generation following Claudio Monteverdi. The work centres on the Roman general Gnaeus Pompeius (Pompeo Magno) as he returns to Rome victorious from his third campaign of conquest. But at the Roman court, clandestine battles are being fought around love, desire, betrayal and jealousy, behind closed doors and with no resounding battle cries. First performed at the Teatro San Salvatore in Venice in 1666, Pompeo Magno paints a picture of a decadent society, weaving together all the elements of Venetian musical theatre to create a dense and multifaceted drama. Conductor Leonardo García Alarcón has made a name for himself as a specialist in Cavalli’s operas, having presented them for many years with his Capella Mediterranea. Now he brings Pompeo Magno to the MusikTheater an der Wien with renowned singers including Max Emanuel Cencic, Valer Sabadus and Mariana Flores.
Program and cast
Conductor: Leonardo Garcia Alarcon
Pompeo: Max Emanuel Cencic
Giulia: Lucia Martin Carton
Servilius: Valer Barna-Sabadus
Sextus: Logan Lopez Gonzalez
Farnace: Alois Mühlbacher
Hypsokratia: Mariana Flores
Crassus: Jorge Navarro Colorado
Harpalia: Kacper Szelążek
Claudio: Pierre-Antoine Chaumien
Delphus: Dominique Visse
Cesar: Victor Sicard
Atrea: Marcel Beekman
Mitridate: Valerio Contaldo
Capella Mediterranea
Theater an der Wien
About the Theater an der Wien
The New Opera House is not just any theatre, but the one that Emanuel Schikaneder, the all-round genius, actor, impresario with a flair for organization but above all librettist of The Magic Flute, had built in 1801 in Vienna in keeping with the spirit of Mozart.
To coincide with the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth the Theater an der Wien presents itself as a new opera house from January 2006. As a “season” opera house with productions all the year round the Theater an der Wien carves a new and independent niche in the realm of high-quality culture in Vienna. For twelve months of the year, with one premiere every month, opera will be performed under the “stagione”, or season, system: that means the cast remains unchanged from the first performance to the last one, which guarantees that the very highest international standards are maintained.
The theatre’s modern, accessible approach to music theatre as demonstrated by the works performed, the overall artistic concept Bespielung and the artistes is further underlined by the building itself, its architecture and the vibrancy of its location. The surroundings and materials, the intimate atmosphere and perfect acoustics in the historical theatre prepare the senses to experience beauty. The Theater an der Wien deliberately enters into a symbiotic relationship with its lively surroundings on the Naschmarkt street market and the young cultural scene centred in the Schleifmühl quarter.
How to get there
With public transport:
We can be reached by public transport:
U1, U2 und U4 Station Karlsplatz, Exit Secession
Bus 59A Station Bärenmühldurchgang
Bus 57A Station Laimgrubengasse, pedestrians via Laimgrubengasse to Linke Wienzeile
KAMMEROPER:
Fleischmarkt 24, 1010 Wien
We can be reached by public transport:
U1, U4: Station Schwedenplatz
Tram Linie D (bei Ablenukung über Kai), 1, 2: Station Schwedenplatz
Bus 3A (on workdays)
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