Johann Simon (Giovanni Simone) Mayr: Gioas

Johann Simon Mayr was one of the most famous Opera composers of the time around 1800 Works were performed in metropolises such as Rome and Milan, London and Paris, Vienna and Lisbon performed. Although he was born in Bavaria mayr is considered the “father of Italian opera.”

In his oratorio “Gioas” Mayr processes the story from the Old Testament, which which contains a lot of musical-dramatic Franz Hauk and his excellently coordinated soloists, singers, and soloists, singers and musicians impressively singers and musicians. The cheerful, in some passages joyful, atmosphere Atmosphere suggests that Gioas is a hybrid between opera and between opera and oratorio, with which NAXOS oratorio, with which NAXOS continues to add to its growing Catalog with works by this unjustly underrepresented underrepresented composer

Reviews

“The Simon Mayr Choir, united with members of the Bavarian State Opera Chorus, proved to be an concisely acting sound body and left nothing to be desired in its vocal interpretation and presence.” (Der Donaukurier)