J. S. Kusser: Two Serenatas for the Dublin Court
Serenata Theatrale a 5
For the Celebration of the Treaty of Utrecht
- Ouverture
- Aria "Happy Queen…" (Peace)
Recitativo "Here barb’ rous discord…" (Peace)
Aria "Freedom is a Souv’reign Blessing" (Peace) - Prelude
- Recitativo "Sigh on, Sad Peace…" (Discord)
- Aria "Conquering Legions…" (Discord)
- Aria "Grievious Torment…" (Peace)
- Recitativo "Those moans you make are useless" (Discord)
Aria "Was I sure to be released…" (Peace) - A Noise of Trumpets and Kettle-Drum
- Recitativo "This Noise of Vict’ry…" (Discord)
- Air for Trumpets and Kettle-Drums
- Aria "Come, lovely Peace…" (Victory)
Recitativo "Stern discord!" (Victory)
Accompagnato "Come, lovely Peace…" (Victory) - Recitativo "Ah, How my joys are Doubled" (Peace, Discord)
- Aria "When wars have Raged…" (Victory)
Recitativo "Thy Cares for that great Queen…" (Discord)
Aria "When wars have Raged…" (Victory)
Recitativo "As soon as the Just ends of war are gained" (Victory)
Aria "When wars have Raged…" (Victory) - Recitativo "How cruel, is this Slav’ry…" (Discord)
- Aria "Sad Despair, for ever Seize me…" (Discord)
- Recitativo "How cruel, is this Slav’ry…" (Discord, Victory)
- Aria "Within their Gloomy Vaults of Hell" (Victory)
- Recitativo "Thou dire abode…” (Victory)
- Ritornello – Duet “Her glories Increase" (Victory,Peace) – Ritornello
- March
- Aria(Duet) "While the blind Fury…" (Felicity, Plenty)
Aria(Duet) "In all the Fetters…" (Felicity, Plenty) - Chorus,Soli "Behold they have laid…"
- Recitativo "These happy Times…" (Mercury)
- Aria "Unequal’d is Her Story…" (Mercury)
- Grand Chorus "Blessing so Divine dispensed…"
Ersteinspielung (WORLD PREMIERE)
Susan Hamilton (Fame, Victory) - Andrea Csereklyei (Albania, Felicity) - József Csapó (Apollo) | sopranos
Mariam Sarkissian (Peace) - Éva Lax (Plenty) | mezzo-sopranos
Gábor Kállay (Discord) – Péter Mészáros (Mercury) | tenors
Dominik Wörner (Neptune) - bass
Choir:
Susan Hamilton, Andrea Csereklyei, Mariam Sarkissian, Éva Lax, Emese N.Sólyom,
Zsolt Nagyváti, Gábor Kállay, Péter Mészáros, Dominik Wörner, Miklós Bodóczky
Aura Musicale:
László Paulik, Erzsébet Rácz, Eszter Draskóczy | 1st violin
Éva Posvanecz, Dániel Papp | 2nd violin
Szilvia Némethy, Anna Szabó | viola
Balázs Máté | cello
György Janzsó | double bass
Jeremy Joseph, Angelika Csizmadia | harpsichord
Jeremy Joseph | organ
István Györi | guitar
Máté Pálhegyi | traverse
Tímea Nagy, Gábor Kállay | recorder
Csaba Nagy, Nóra Salvi | oboe
Katalin Sebella | bassoon
Balázs Winkler, László Préda, Bence Félegyházi | trumpet
Jánós Tóth | timpani
Jánós Tóth, István Györi, Balázs Juhász | percussion
Balázs Juhász | wind machine
Artistic director: Balázs Máté