G.P. Telemann - Der Geduldige Sokrates (Jacobs, 2007)

DER GEDULDIGE SOKRATES Musikalisches Lustspiel in 3 acts Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) Libretto: Johann Ulrich König (1688-1744), after Nicolò Minato’s “La patienza di Socrate con due moglie“ First performance: Theater am Gänsemarkt, Hamburg (28 January 1721) Rodisette, Cupido: Sunhae Im Edronica: Birgitte Christensen Xantippe: Inga Kalna Amitta: Kristine Hansson Melito: Donat Havar Antippo: Matthias Rexroth Sokrates: Marcos Fink Nicia: Marteen Koningsberger Pitho: Daniel Jenz Aristophanes: Alexey Kudrya Plato: Michael Kranebitter Alcibiades: Sun-Hwan Ahn Xenophon: Richard Klein Conductor: René Jacobs Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin Innsbruck Festival Chorus Live recording from Cité de la Musique, Paris (13 October 2007) Libretto & info: 00:00 Act I 52:16 Act II 1:54:18 Act III Picture: “The School of Athens“ by Raphael (1509–1511).