oratorium

Daniel Skála: Mea confessio (world premiere)

19 October 2022, 7pm, Church of St Wenceslas, Ostrava Musical Present Daniel Skála: Mea confessio. Contemporary oratorio with new liturgical and ancient sacred texts (world premiere) Libretto: Daniel Skála, Tomáš Volkmer Meta extraction ensemble, Canticum Ostrava ansámbl, choirmaster Jurij Galatěnko, cond. Daniel Skála

David Rotter: I, Job! (world premiere)

On December 7 and 8, Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra presented a contemporary oratorio I, Job!, by director Dodo Gombár and composer David Rotter. The spoken title role of a severely tested man, as described in the Old Testament’s Book of Job, was played by the popular actor Bolek Polívka. The part of Job’s younger alter ego was sung by … Read more