Martin Vanberg
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From the RAI “Arturo Toscanini” Auditorium in Turin, the RAI National Symphony Orchestra performs Johann Sebastian Bach’s Mass in B minor, conducted by Ottavio Dantone. Joining him are soprano Berit Solset, contralto Delphine Galou, tenor Martin Vanberg, and bass Matthew Brook.
OSN: La Messa in si minore di Bach con Ottavio Dantone
The Greek army is gathered at Aulis, ready to sail for Troy, but the winds fail. The seer Calchas reveals that the goddess Artemis is angry and demands a sacrifice. King Agamemnon’s daughter, Ifigenia, must die for the fleet to depart. Torn between duty to Greece and love for his daughter, Agamemnon initially uses a ruse to bring Ifigenia to Aulis; he claims she is to marry Achilles. When Ifigenia and her mother Clitennestra arrive and learn the truth, they are devastated. What hero might intervene to save Ifigenia from the altar of sacrifice?
Ifigenia in Aulide
From the Auditorium in Turin: Ottavio Dantone, conductor; Delphine Galou, contralto; Martin Vanberg, tenor; Matthew Brook, bass; the Maghini Choir; Claudio Chiavazza, choirmaster. Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232, for soloists, choir, and orchestra.