C.A. Badia – Il Martirio di Santa Susanna (1707)

The Ursuline convent in Vienna, founded by the Empress Dowager Eleonora Gonzaga-Nevers (1628-1686), became an important center for music in Vienna in the last decades of the 17th century.

The Ursulines, dedicated to the education and training of girls, placed a special emphasis on music and became famous over time for the quality of their performances.

As the imperial family was also frequently present at celebrations at the Ursuline convent, there are a number of works by Carlo Agostino Badia for this special performance venue in the heart of Vienna. The “Oratorio di Santa Susanna” was first performed in 1707, on the feast of St. Ursula on October 21. After more than 300 years, the Institute for Early Music at the mdw is bringing this Baroque gem back to life at the site of its premiere.

Program:

Carlo Agostino BADIA (1672-1738): Il Martirio di Santa Susanna (1707)
Based on a libretto by Paolo Antonio DEL NEGRO (1666-1718)

Cast:

Megumi Sakai, Susanna
Shinyoung Kim, Gabinio
Lucy Honor Witheley, Massimino
Linda de Hooge, Serena
Maximilian Anger, Macedonio

MDW BAROCKORCHESTER
Juan Pablo Parra Bedoya*, Anna Pederielli, Hiroyo Watanabe, Jiaqi Xu, Violino I
Manako Ito*, Alexander Hinum, Olesia Romaniv, Violino II
Olesia Romaniv, Hiroyo Watanabe, Jiaqi Xu, Viola
Nikita Ruzhavinskii, Jadwiga Roguska, Violoncello
Krištof Bálasz, Violone
DoHyeon Lee, Harpsichord
Andre Almeida Ferreira, Kamil Aniol, Lute

Eugène Michelangeli, Claviorganum & Conductor

St. Ursula Church, Entrance Johannesgasse 8