The curtain rises on a prophecy ; the fall of Babylon is imminent ; the moral and political corruption represented by King Belshazzar will soon yield to the forces of the Persian prince Cyprus.
Bibliographic Details
| Main Author: |
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759 |
| Corporate Authors: |
RIAS-Kammerchor,
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin,
ARTE France,
Belair Media,
Harmonia Mundi France (Firm),
Festival international d'art lyrique et de musique |
| Other Authors: |
Jennens, Charles, 1700-1773
(Librettist),
Nel, Christof, 1944-
(Director),
Jacobs, René
(Conductor),
Tarver, Kenneth
(Performer),
Joshua, Rosemary
(Performer),
Mehta, Bejun
(Performer),
Hammarström, Kristina
(Performer),
Davies, Neal
(Performer) |
| Format: | Conference Proceeding
Video
DVD
|
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Sung in English; with optional subtitles in English, French, and German. |
| Published: |
Arles :
Harmonia Mundi,
[2011]
|
| Subjects: | |