The Resurrection by Händel, Dt. 11 Jul. 2023, De (2023/2023), Dirigit per Calixto Bieito,, Director musical Wolfgang Katschner, Schlosstheater, Schwetzingen, Germany

Death and resurrection, darkness and light, grief and life: these are the themes that George Frideric Handel dealt with in his oratorio on the resurrection written in Rome in 1708. Angels and devils measure their strength while Mary Magdalene, Mary Cleophas and the disciple John mourn at Jesus' tomb. Human emotions, the experience of being at the mercy and the creation of new hope are central to Handel's dramatic and musical design. Highest virtuosity contrasts with lyrical singing, exhilarating rhythms meet meditative passages and make all kinds of human emotions tangible. As with the previous work »Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno«, Handel also creates his very own genre between oratorio and opera with »La Resurrezione«, between drama and contemplation. In the hands of director Calixto Bieito (»Marienvesper«, »Jakob Lenz«) it becomes an evening of theater full of contrasts, impressive images and enchanting beauty.