Assalonne

Assalonne (Engl.: Absalom, Ger: Abschalom or Absalom) is an oratorio by Antonio Caldara with a libretto by Giacomo Antonio Bergamori. It premiered in 1720, at the Hofkapelle (court chapel) in Vienna[1]. An alternate spelling is "Assalone", as used by Stanford University[2]

Assalonne
by Antonio Caldara
First page of Assalonne
First page of Assalonne, 1720[1]
EnglishAbsalom
Other nameAssalone[2]
LibrettoGiacomo Antonio Bergamori
Premiere
Date23 February 1720[1][2]
LocationVienna: Hofkapelle

Synopsis

Assalonne tells the biblical story of Absalom who leads an uprising against his father, David. He is killed for his treason. His father is still devastated about his death, not being able to find any joy in the notion that the riot has been stopped - and his son is dead. One player in stopping, arresting and finally killing Absalom is Ioabbe/Joabbe (Joab), a captain of David's army. (2 Samuel 18:1-33)[3]

Roles and premiere cast

 
Cast sheet from the manuscript, 1720[1]
Role Voice type Roles as indicated in the Manuscript. These might differ from the premiere cast!
Assalonne (Absalom) Casati
Achitofelle (Achitophel) Brigatti (Brigalli?) maybe Borosini (p. 125)[4]
Consigliere Domenico
Davide Praun
Testo Giulio[4]/ Giulietto [1]
Joabbe Joanni (Caldara, p.125)[4]

[1][4]

Sources

  • Free Score at the IMSLP:
Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1720).
Copyist of Vienna
Public Domain
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna (A-Wn): Mus.Hs.17058
"Assalonne (Caldara, Antonio)". IMSLP. Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna. 1720. Retrieved October 21, 2021.[1]
  • Free Libretto
Assalonne / Oratorio / Cantato / Nell'Augustissima Capella
Della Sac. Cesarea, e Catt. Real / Maesta' / di / Carlo VI.
Imperador / de' Romani / Sempre Augusto / L'Anno M. DCC.XX
Musica del Sig. Antonio Caldara, Vice-Maestro di Cappella di S. M. Ces. e Catt.
Vienna d'Austria / Appresso Gio. Van Ghelen, Stampatore d Corte di S. M. C. e C.
Caldara, Antonio (1720). "Assalone". Google Books. Gio. Van Ghelen, Stampatore d Corte di S. M. C. e C. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.[5]

Assalonne in Philippe Jaroussky's discography, filmography and performance history

Solo Albums/Recital albums

Year Album
2020 La Vanità del Mondo (Album)

Complete list of musical numbers from Assalonne

This listing only contains the musical pieces performed and/or recorded by Philippe Jaroussky.

Year published or performed title Album, Video or Concert Program Year first published/performed
2020 "Contro l'empio s'impugni la spada" La Vanità del Mondo (Album) 1720

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Assalonne (Caldara, Antonio)". IMSLP. Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna. 1720. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Caldara, Antonio. "Assalone". OpeningNight. Stanford. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  3. "Joab". Wikipedia. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Kirkendale, Ursula (1966). Antonio Caldara, Sein Leben und seine venezianisch-römischen Oratorien. Böhlau, Universität Wien. Musikwissenschaftliches Institut.
  5. Caldara, Antonio (1720). "Assalone". Google Books. Gio. Van Ghelen, Stampatore d Corte di S. M. C. e C. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.