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begin to doubt God. In His rage, He sends a plague of snakes. What can help now? Johann Adolf Hasse expresses the whole range of human emotions in his music to Serpentes ignei in deserto: Anger, fear, hope, confidence. The ensemble Les Accents, founded by baroque violinist Thibault Noally, delights audiences with its fresh and unconventional style of music-making, and is regarded as a leading ensemble on the early music scene. The ensemble has rediscovered this striking oratorio by Dresden court conductor Hasse.

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In the snake pit: Les Accents and Thibault Noally

Berliner Philharmonie

Vespasianus that prompted the legendary lyricist Pietro Metastasio to choose this historical figure as the title character of an opera libretto. With "La Clemenza di Tito", the former "Poeta Cesareo" of the Viennese imperial court achieved a literary and theatrical coup that enjoyed great popularity, especially in aristocratic circles, as a "mirror for princes". The libretto was to become the basis of over 50 operas in the course of music history and inspired composers such as Antonio Caldara, Johann Adolph Hasse, Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to create new musical settings. Christoph Willibald Gluck, who made a name for himself in 1762 with his reform opera "Orfeo ed Euridice", had already devoted himself to this historical subject of Titus Vespasianus ten years earlier. What fascinated Gluck about Metastasio's work was the philosophical question of whether "good people" or "good rule" could even exist. Compositionally, "La clemenza di Tito" already shows some of the elements of Gluck's later "reform operas"; the virtuoso coloraturas and musical contrasts in the casting of the vocal parts are also impressive.

Ekhof Festival 2024: "Baroque Impuls" "La Clemenza Di Tito"

Schloss Friedenstein Gotha

Don Giovanni knows what he wants, how to get it and how to throw an outrageously decadent party. Servant Leporello groans under the seductive arts of his master, as he has to pay for everything afterwards. When Don Giovanni murders the Commendatore in a duel for the honor of his daughter Donna Anna, Leporello has had enough. Don Giovanni likes to seduce, trick and gamble for his life, until he suddenly has to face death young and wild ...

Don Gio­vanni/­Re­qui­em

Schiller Theater

As in all episodes of Ovid’s «Metamorphoses», a transformation also takes place here: After he is slain by his rival, the giant Polifemo, Acis is transformed into a gushing spring by his lover, the water nymph Galatea. The love triangle ignited the imagination of numerous artists – including the 23-year-old Händel. His Serenata is a charming miniature opera full of musical discoveries that the composer used in later works. Philippe Jaroussky, a world-famous countertenor, has additionally made a name for himself as a conductor, and for the first time here leads the Orchestra La Scintilla.

Soprano

Bruno de Sá

Events

Upcoming events

Dec 19, 2025 - Jan 18, 2026

Don Giovanni/Requiem · Komische Oper Berlin

20 - 29 Mar, 2026

Acis, Galatea and Polyphemus · Opernhaus Zürich

Past events

May 19, 2025

In the snake pit: Les Accents and Thibault Noally · Berliner Philharmoniker

5 - 6 Jul, 2024

Ekhof Festival 2024: "Baroque Impuls" "La Clemenza Di Tito" · Thüringen Philharmonie Gotha-Eisenach

Future and recently performed repertoire

Don Elviro in Don Giovanni by Mozart

Komische Oper Berlin

Josua in Serpentes ignei in deserto by Hasse

Berliner Philharmoniker

Aci in Acis, Galatea and Polyphemus by Handel

Opernhaus Zürich

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