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 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]
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
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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.