This setting of a sacred music drama by Hildegard of Bingen, the first ever medieval musical drama, depicts a Miltonian battle between Good and Evil, represented by the human soul, the Virtues and the Devil.
Part 1 introduces the Soul, the Virtues (including Faith, Innocence, Mercy and Victory), the Patriarchs and Prophets. The Devil intervenes in Part 2 causing the battle for eternal life of the Soul in Part 3, eventually leading to the conquering of Satan in Part 4.
Conducted by Sofi Jeannin, expect full homophonic and contrapuntal choral textures, solo voices, the sound of the Devil who speaks but does not sing and a range of percussive sounds to soundtrack the struggle for the human soul.
Promoted by the BBC Singers
