“ Helios’s potential is tangible – and hopeful.”
-The Boston Globe
January 26 and 27, 2012 at 7:30pm
First Church Congregational, Cambridge
Music by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Libretto by Paul Bretonneau
Dylan Sauerwald and Zoe Weiss, music directors
Aria Umezawa, stage director
Scott Metcalfe, concertmaster
Owen McIntosh, David
Linda Tsatsanis, Jonathas
Jacob A. Cooper, Saül
Helios Early Opera makes its debut with Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s grand biblical drama David et Jonathas. A tragic love story between the future king of Israel and the doomed Jonathan, son of King Saul, David et Jonathas is one of only two full-length operas by one of the most fascinating composers of the seventeenth century. Full of psychological intensity, Bretonneau’s libretto provides a gripping drama that is highlighted by Charpentier’s dazzlingly innovative and powerful score.