La rappresentatione di anima, e di corpo /

One of the earliest examples of oratorio, the "Rappresentatione" depicts a converstion between Corpo (the Body), which desires earthly pleasures, and Anima (the Soul), which seeks eternal life.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Cavalieri, Emilio de', approximately 1550-1602
Corporate Authors:	Whole Noyse (Musical group) (Performer), Magnificat (Musical group) (Performer)
Other Authors:	Manni, Agostino, 1547 or 1548-1618 (Librettist), Nelson, Judith (Vocalist), Hillier, Paul (Vocalist), Stewart, Warren (Director), Harvey, Susan Louise (Director)
Format:	CD Audio
Language:	Italian
Language Notes:	Sung in Italian.
Published:	Port Washington, N.Y. : Koch International Classics, [1996]
Subjects:	Oratorios. Flesh and spirit antithesis (Pauline doctrine) > Drama.

Description
Summary:	One of the earliest examples of oratorio, the "Rappresentatione" depicts a converstion between Corpo (the Body), which desires earthly pleasures, and Anima (the Soul), which seeks eternal life.
Item Description:	Compact disc. Oratorio in 3 acts. Opera in 3 acts. Libretto by Agostino Manni. Program notes, biographical notes on the performers, and libretto with English translation ([36] pages) inserted in container. Sound recording.
Physical Description:	1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.