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Apokàlypsis

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Music

Apokàlypsis

Synopsis

The text of the oratorio Apokàlypsis is an excerpt of passages from the book of the Apocalypse of St. John, the last and most mysterious of the books of the Bible; the choice of verses was made according to the indications of one of the greatest commentators of the Holy Scriptures, H.E. Msgr. Gianfranco Ravasi.
From his indications I have drawn a libretto for a modern sacred performance with two reciting voices, a man and a woman, who recite the verses in Italian, alternating and to sometimes overlapping with the music. The choir, on the other hand, intones the version in Latin, but also in French, English, German, Spanish, and in the finale in Greek, the language in which Revelation was probably spread in the early centuries of Christianity.
John's vision is all full of references to music: the 7 trumpets and harps sound, and over and over again, angelic and Elder choruses are sung, worshipping the Lamb, not to mention the natural noises of storm, thunder, flaming flames, earthquake. How to flesh out to this gigantic sound vision? How to embody those instruments, which we have so often seen in the frescoes of Beato Angelico and ...




































































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Credits

Programma

First performance

Oratorio in seven pictures and two parts, with a prologue and epilogue from the Apocalypse of John, based on a design by H.E. Msgr. Gianfranco Ravasi, for two reciting voices, mixed choir, children's choir, orchestra of instruments to wind and percussion.

Libretto and music by Marcello Panni

Conductor Marcello Panni
Commentary H.E. Msgr. Gianfranco Ravasi
Music Editions Rai Trade

Characters:

John male narrator
The Heavenly Bride

female reciting voice
The Four Living
4 reciting voices from the choir
The Twenty-four Elders
mixed choir to ...






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Dates & Tickets

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Timetable
28 Giugno
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:15
15:15
16:30
17:30
18:30
19:45
20:45
29 Giugno
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:15
15:15
16:30
17:30
18:30
19:45
20:45
30 Giugno
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:15
15:15
16:30
17:30
18:30
19:45
01 Luglio
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:15
14:15
15:30
16:30
17:45
20:30
21:30
02 Luglio
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:15
14:15
17:30
18:30
19:45
20:45
21:45
04 Luglio
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:15
15:15
16:30
17:30
18:30
19:45
20:45
05 Luglio
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:15
15:15
16:30
17:30
18:30
19:45
20:45
06 Luglio
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:15
15:15
16:30
17:30
18:30
19:45
20:45
07 Luglio
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:15
15:15
16:30
17:30
18:30
19:45
20:45
08 Luglio
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:15
15:15
16:30
17:30
18:30
20:45
21:45
09 Luglio
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:15
17:30
18:30
19:45
20:45
21:45

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