You might have noticed, I am only numbering the days there are concerts, sometimes I have a day or two free. This concert was one of the Mozart Matinees that they hold every Saturday and Sunday during the festival. By "they" I mean the Mozart Stiftung or Foundation, a somewhat separate organization. I ordered a ticket for this concert as the featured soloist was supposed to be Regula Mühlemann whom I have listened to quite a bit on YouTube. She had to cancel due to illness and the replacement was the American soprano Emily Pogorelc. The conductor was Roberto González-Monjas with the Mozarteumorchester Salzburg. Here is the program:
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Ballet Music from the opera Idomeneo K.367
Passe-pied
Gavotte
Passacaille
Chaconne
Pas seul
Ilia's aria “Se il padre perdei” from Idomeneo K. 366
Ilia’s recitative and aria ‘Solitudini amiche‘ — ‘Zeffiretti lusinghieri‘ from Idomeneo K. 366
INTERVAL
From Thamos, König in Ägypten K. 345 (336a) – Choruses and Entr’actes to Gebler’s drama
No. 2 Interlude (Maestoso – Allegro)
No. 3 Interlude (Andante)
No. 7a Interlude (Without tempo indication)
No. 5 Interlude (Allegro vivace assai)
Aria ‘Schon lacht der holde Frühling‘ K. 580
Aria ‘Voi avete un cor fedele‘ K. 217
Recitativo and Aria “Bella mia fiamma” - “Resta, o cara” for Soprano and Orchestra, K. 528
An excellent opportunity to hear unusual repertoire. The orchestral pieces were played with a lot of energy and grace. González-Monjas is an excellent young conductor with real command of Mozart. I have to say that while the soprano was a fine singer, I did miss hearing Mühlemann. Still, it was a treat to hear all this repertoire that we usually don't see on concert programs. Mozart arias have to be some of the most challenging repertoire for up and coming sopranos.
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| Acknowledging applause |
Luckily there is a clip on YouTube of Ms Pogorelc singing the final aria from the concert.
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