Isacco by Marianna Martines in Vienna
Isacco by Marianna Martines in Vienna
Oratorio in two parts
Libretto by Pietro Metastasio
Introductory matinee – talks and information before the premiere (in German) on Sun 25.05. at 11.00 am, premiere on Thu 05.06.19.00, performance period: 05.06.-26.06.2025
In the introductory matinee a few days before the premiere, the dramaturges invite conductors, directing teams and members of the ensemble to a discussion. Together, they talk about the new production, present their work and arouse curiosity about the work to be discovered.
Marianna Martines was considered a child prodigy and could sing arias, play the harpsichord and compose. Encouraged by the Viennese court poet Metastasio, she took lessons from Joseph Haydn and Nicola Porpora, had Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as a guest in her salon, played for Maria Theresa and renounced marriage in order to devote herself entirely to music. But such a talented and successful woman was not destined to be a permanent fixture in cultural history, and her once glorious name became a marginal note in the world of music. To this day, performances of her works are a rarity. One of her most important compositions is the oratorio Isacco figura del redentore (Isaac, model of the Redeemer) from 1782, in which she paid …
