Handel: Lift up your heads, o ye gates (Messiah, HWV 56)

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MESSIAH
A Sacred Oratorio in three parts by
Georg Friedrich Händel.

Libretto by Charles Jennens

Staged version by Claus Guth

Susan Gritton, Soprano
Cornelia Horak, Soprano
Martin Pöllmann, Knabensopran
Bejun Mehta, Countertenor
Richard Croft, Tenor
Florian Boesch, Bass

Arnold Schönberg Chor
Ensemble Matheus
Dir. Jean-Christophe Spinosi

Wien, Theater an der Wien
April 2009

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[derZauberwolf]

super!

[Prancer1231]

who does this?

it's bizarre but it's very good

[reipe2006]

@Prancer1231 austrians :)

[reipe2006]

you forget about the music....

[rverne8]

@gameviewer999 This silly You tube comments blocks all web links so all I can say is google search Rabbi Benjamin Segal's blog and read 'A new Psalm' where he states the last part of psalm 24-the text here-describes the kind of human God would want to meet in his heavenly abode-a pure and ethical person-exemplified perhaps by the child with the crown.

[rverne8]

@waldmeister82 I appreciate your speculation -Apollo (younger, masculine figure) also wears a crown and this was part of victory celebrations in Greco-Roman society. The rabbinical interpretation states Psalm 24 is recited when the Sefer Torah is returned to the Ark after the reading on weekdays. This fits as the removal of the coat, the crowned boy could be an accolade. A strictly Christian reading can't be forced on the Hebrew writer who certainly would not have known of Jesus.

[waldmeister82]

@reipe2006 Yes, he definetely is :-))

But he is wearing that cardboard crown, which, i guess, shall point out, that his "kingdom is not of this world" (John 18:36). This staging leaves a lot of room for interpretations, a lot of thigs you can think about, especially if you have some basic knowledge in theology. I just like this production.

[reipe2006]

@waldmeister82 he is the king of glory :)

[waldmeister82]

This is brilliant in all respects!

The acting is deeply symbolic. It can be interpreted different. But to me the meaning is as follows:

The older man symbolises the old testament and the people of the old testament. That heavy leathern coat, which he takes off, stands in my opinion for the old law ("For you weigh men down with burdens hard to bear"Lk 11:46) and its also a gesture of release.

The young boy symbolises the Christ. And he covers this old man as a sign of his mercy on him.

[mrnnhnz]

The acting was done with deliberation and passion, which was good, but it was very bizarre nevertheless. Nice singing.

[freshsamone]

What is this? Is it a film adaption? Very good performance nevertheless. :-)

[TheSuperkettleMan]

ok, this is weird, but I love it!