Apollo et Hyacinthus - Mozart (2007)

Apollo et Hyacinthus - Mozart (2007)
1 DVD ISO | 720x480 | MPEG-2 DVD | PCM 2.0, DTS 5.1 | Language: Latin | Subtitles: EN, FR, GER, LA, ES | 71 MIN | 6.22 GB

Artists: Maximilian Kiener, Christiane Karg, Anja Schlosser, Jekatrina Tretjakova...
Stage direction : John Dew | Conductor: Josef Wallnig | Direction : Christian Kurt Weiss | Recording Date: 28 August 2006 | Place of recording: Great University Hall, Salzburg

In 1767, Mozart, an 11 years old child, composed his first two stage works: Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebotes K. 35 (which is actually a sacred drama) and Apollo et Hyacinthus K. 38 (which is Mozart's first true opera).

Apollo et Hyacinthus was written to a Latin libretto which is based on Ovid's Metamorphoses. Hyacinth died due to a discus thrown by Apollo, which was blown off course by the wind god Zephyrus, out of jealousy. After he died, Apollo made a flower, the hyacinth out of his blood. The stage director John Dew created a charming show as if it were a reconstruction of an opera seria, which is presented in a late Baroque theater. Settings and costumes are baroque style and the singers are imitating baroque theater gestures. The young singers are all excellent, but one must mention tenor Maximilian Kiener in the role of Hyacinth's father Oebalus and Christiane Karg as his sister Melia. The section I liked best in this early work is their duet near the end of the opera, where they are lamenting over Hyacinth's death. This is extremely beautiful and sublime music conveying deep emotions, with the two voices blending perfectly to an accompaniment of strings pizzicati. It is amazing that eleven years old boy could compose music that has strong feeling of grief. Another proof, if there is a need, for Mozart being an unparalleled unique genius. The work lasts 75 minutes.

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