Koželuch, Leopold (1747-1818) Gustav Vasa (Zeffiri, Uhle. Helsinki Chamber Choir, Häkkinen) (320kbps .mp3)
Opera from around the world, presented by Georgia Mann.
Leopold Koželuch: Gustav Vasa, opera in three acts
Mario Zeffiri, tenor, Gustav Vasa (Gustav Ericsson Wasa)
Cornelius Uhle, bass-baritone, Christian II of Denmark (Christiern II)
Niall Chorell, tenor, Søren Norby (Severin Norrby), naval officer in the fleet of Charles II
Martina Janková, soprano, Christina Gyllenstierna, widow of Sten Sture
Helena Juntunen, soprano, Cecilia of Eka (Cecilia Månsdotter Eka), Gustav's mother
Monica Groop, mezzo-soprano, Margareta Vasa (Margaretha Wasa), Gustav's sister
Tuuli Lindeberg, soprano, Guardian Angel of Sweden
Helsinki Chamber Choir
Helsinki Baroque Orchestra
Aapo Häkkinen, conductor
Koželuch’s only surviving opera, Gustav Vasa, is resurrected two centuries after the composer’s death. The Czech-born composer Leopold Koželuch was a significant competitor of Mozart, and among their contemporaries, even more acknowledged of the two.
Gustav Vasa explores the important event in the history of the Swedish nation: the battle between Sweden and Denmark at the beginning of the 16th century.
Broadcast:9 May 2019, BBC Radio 3
