Oper: Amor vincitore

Rediscovery of Johann Christian Bach's secular cantata & works of the Mannheim School at the Liederhalle Stuttgart.

"The orchestra is without contradiction the best in Germany" wrote Leopold Mozart in 1763 about the Mannheim court orchestra. Under Elector Carl Theodor, a unique orchestra was created in Mannheim that brought together training, virtuosity in playing technique, tonal and compositional innovations. The Research Center Court | Music | City and its predecessor projects have been researching and discovering a variety of works and new aspects of sound and performance practice since 1991. What is still little known today: Johann Sebastian Bach's youngest son Johann Christian advanced as an opera composer from Milan to London and celebrated success with works for the Mannheim court theater from 1772. His one-act opera Amor vincitore was performed in Schwetzingen in 1774 and is il Gusto Barocco's first engagement with the Mannheim school.
The story is simple: Alcidoro loves Dalisa, who, with her chorus of hunters and shepherds, wants nothing to do with love. But Cupid takes care of him with his bow and arrow. As an opera, Amor vincitore provides a wonderful template for virtuosity and musical colorfulness.

Participants
Silvia Frigato (soprano), Dalisa
Maayan Licht (soprano), Alcidoro
calens vocalensemble
il Gusto Barocco
Jörg Halubek, musical director