Immerse yourself in the rich, historical tapestry of medieval music with Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger's "The Jesuit Operas," released on Sono Luminus in 2011. This captivating album offers a unique journey through the sacred and dramatic works of the early 17th century, showcasing Kapsberger's mastery of the medieval genre.
Spanning a concise yet impactful 39 minutes, the album is a collection of operatic pieces dedicated to the consecration of Saints Ignatius and Francis Xavier. The tracklist is a vibrant mix of choral and solo performances, featuring voices from various regions including Rome, Japan, Spain, Portugal, India, and Palestine. Each track is a testament to Kapsberger's intricate compositional style, blending sacred themes with dramatic flair.
The album is divided into three acts, each offering a distinct musical experience. Act I sets the stage with a series of ritornellos and choral pieces, building a sense of anticipation and reverence. Act II delves deeper into the narrative, with solos and duets that highlight the emotional and spiritual depth of the operatic works. Act III concludes the journey with a powerful choral finale, leaving a lasting impression of the album's thematic and musical richness.
Kapsberger's "The Jesuit Operas" is not just a collection of medieval music; it's a historical and cultural artifact that brings to life the sacred and dramatic traditions of the early 17th century. Whether you're a seasoned enthusiast of medieval music or a curious newcomer, this album offers a compelling and enriching listening experience.
Tracks
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act I: RitornelloGiovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act I: Nondum propinqui nuncius Phoebi (Roma)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act I: Hic age roseis invecta rotis (Japan, Spain)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act I: Sat est, sereno panditur coelo dies (Roma, Metagenes)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act I: Spectata virtus rebus in magnis fidem (Roma, Metagenes)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act I: Sacra coelo dum surgit strues (Roma)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act I: Age praecipito moena lapsu (Chorus Romae)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act I: Hinc bella geres, telumque manu (Soprano, Counter-tenor)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act I: Tuque age loque lux alma plaga (Chorus Romae)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act I: Nunc te superum complexa choris (Soprano, Bass, Counter-tenor)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act I: Tibi sic geminus supplicat orbis (Chorus Romae)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act I: Sed ecce festi sonitus auditur chori (Soprano)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act I: En astra moles (Metagenes)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act I: Illa ego regum nobilis altrix (Spain)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act I: Ast ego regnis clara vetustis (Portugal)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act I: Ergo age mecum fida juventus (Spain)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act I: O quo fulgure praenitet (Soprano, Chorus Spain)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act I: Iganti nitor igneus (Chorus Spain, Chorus Portugal)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act I: Sic olim trepidis fulsit ab arcibus (Soprano)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act I: Ergo iam litui sonent (Soprano, Chorus Portugal)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act I: BalloGiovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act I: Belli iam posuit furor (Spain, Portugal)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act I: Ergo Romuleis pendula molibus (Tenor, Counter-tenor)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act I: Ritornello - Atque hinc edomitis integra fluctibus (Soprano, Counter-tenor)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act I: RitornelloGiovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act I: Ignis laudis amans, et calor (Bass)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act I: Orbi Xaverius praetulit (Tenor)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act I: Hoc igni macies, et mala febrium (Chorus Spain, Chorus Portugal)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act II: Ritornello - Divitis Ponti generosa partu (India)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act II: Nulla cui sparsum sine lege crinem (Palestine)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act II: Pone iam luctus hilarata quondam (India)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act II: Huc Palestinis properate campis (Palestine)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act II: Grata concurret meritis voluntas (India)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act II: RitornelloGiovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act II: Vicit Iganti vaga flamma Pontum (Soprano, Counter-tenor, Tenor)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act II: Ille vel castas celebrare cunas (Chorus Palestine, Chorus India)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act II: Nunc ubi magna geminata Patri (Palestine, India)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act II: BalloGiovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act II: Bella quid flexo simulata nervo (Soprano, Counter-tenor)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act II: Surgat e nostri novus orbis armis (Chorus India)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act II: Noster hic Lembum simulabit arcus (Chorus Palestine)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act II: Roma, quae versis Solymis triumphans (Chorus Palestine)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act II: Illa tot regum generosa nutrix (Soprano, Counter-tenor)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act II: Lentus hoc orbis videt, atque inultus (Tenor, Baritone)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act II: Tu Palestinos Pater aequus audi (Palestine)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act II: T triumphatis orientis oris (India)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act II: Urat et natos studium parentis (Palestine, Chorus Palestine, India, Chorus India)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act III: RitornelloGiovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act III: Pacis amans, bellique potens (France)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii, Act III: Dum fas, dum superi jubent (Chorus France)Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Ellen Hargis, Ryan Turner, Steven Rickards, Michael Collver, Randalk K. Wong, Anne Harley, Terrance Barber,, Roberta Anderson, Donald Wilkinson,, Mark McSweeney, John Elwes, Ensemble Abendmusik, James David Christie
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