Ascanio in Alba - Music Theater at the Vienna State Opera

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was 15 years old when he composed his serenade Ascanio in Alba in Milan in 1771 for the wedding of Archduke Ferdinand and Princess Maria Beatrice d’Este. The work is a typical allegory in which Empress Maria Theresa, the mother of the archduke, is depicted as the goddess of love, Venus, who brings her son Ascanio together with the right wife. The music of the young Mozart, with numerous choruses and arias in the style of opera seria, was very well received by the wedding guests, and the marriage of the prince and princess was to prove happy. The collaboration between conductor Christophe Rousset and his ensemble Les Talens Lyriques and the MusikTheater an der Wien has also been extremely successful for many years. For Mozart's Ascanio in Alba, he brings a high-caliber cast, which includes sopranos Anna El-Kashem and Rocío Pérez, tenor Alasdair Kent, and Mélissa Petit, who was last seen at the MusikTheater an der Wien in the title role of Roméo et Juliette. Concert performance in Italian with German surtitles. Introduction to the work 30 minutes before the performance begins.

Cast:
Musical Direction: Christophe Rousset
Venus: Mélissa Petit
Ascanio: Alisa Kolosova
Silvia: Anna El-Khashem
Aceste: Alasdair Kent
Fauno: Rocío Pérez
Les Talens Lyriques
Arnold Schoenberg Choir (Conductor: Erwin Ortner)