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Premiered in 1954 in Caracas, Venezuela, and based on a poem by Alberto Arvelo Torrealba, the cantata tells a tale that is part Venezuelan folklore, part Faustian bargain.
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Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
The dramatic cantata by Telemann stars soprano soloist Clara Rottsolk.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2023
There are plenty of reasons to keep tabs this season on the Washington Bach Consort, whose many offerings of chamber music, noontime cantatas, special presentations and robustly realized full performances of great works can crowd your calendar.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2023
The urgency of the background cantata with a booming all-male chorus paired with some of the most impressive digital pyrotechnics in video games moved me to tears, overwhelming my senses of sight and sound.
—Gene Park, Washington Post, 21 June 2023
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Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
The dramatic cantata by Telemann stars soprano soloist Clara Rottsolk.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2023
There are plenty of reasons to keep tabs this season on the Washington Bach Consort, whose many offerings of chamber music, noontime cantatas, special presentations and robustly realized full performances of great works can crowd your calendar.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2023
The urgency of the background cantata with a booming all-male chorus paired with some of the most impressive digital pyrotechnics in video games moved me to tears, overwhelming my senses of sight and sound.
—Gene Park, Washington Post, 21 June 2023
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