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Autumn
Baroque Seasons at Villa Medici
14.10.2025
- Artist
- Riccardo Martinini
- Music by
- Séverine Ballon
- Alessandro Scarlatti
- Giacinto Scelsi
Celebrations of the third centenary of Alessandro Scarlatti’s death provide an opportunity for a new performance of the Oratorio La Giuditta, known as the “Cambridge Oratorio,” by the Cappella Musicale of Villa Medici.
Judith, the eponymous heroine, establishes herself as a biblical figure through an act that is as tragic as it is emancipatory. She beheads Holofernes, a tyrannical general, and frees her people from destruction. Today considered a symbolic figure of female rebellion against patriarchal oppression, she embodies strength and courage, which the Cappella Musicale of Villa Medici intends to highlight by expanding the narrative possibilities of the Oratorio. This contemporary adaptation reinterprets the role of the chorus and dancers in the ancient tragedies, allowing the story of Judith to continue to resonate today.
Since 2024, Villa Medici offers a baroque music program. In 2025, the program follows the rhythm of the seasons. “Autumn” is the fourth event of this cycle.
Performers
Susanna Coppotelli – Judith
Roberto Manuel Zangari – Holofernes
Marta Pacific – Nurse
Choreography
Aurelio Gatti
Voices
Giulia Gallone
The Cappella Musicale of Villa Medici
Sara Mazzanti, Iuliia Petrochenko – sopranos
Margherita Scaramuzzino, Federico Mauro Marcucci – altos
Andrea Martucci, Igor Perovic – tenors
Marco Ciardo, Alessio Neri – basses
Toki Takahashi, Lola Ottoni – violins
Antonio Mostacci, Séverine Ballon – cellos
Fabio Marconetti – organ
Gabriella Resche – harpsichord
Riccardo Martinini – conductor
Program
Prologo
Séverine Baloon : Toucher un souvenir parte prima
Scena prima: Giuditta e Nutrice
Alessandro Scarlatti : Oratorio La Giuditta detta “di Cambridge”
Scena seconda: l’attesa fuori l’accampamento
Giacinto Scelsi: Sauh 2
Scena terza: Oloferne
Alessandro Scarlatti : Oratorio La Giuditta detta “di Cambridge”
Scena quarta: la scelta di Giuditta
Séverine Baloon : Toucher un souvenir parte seconda
Scena quinta: la seduzione, il sonno, l’uccisione
Alessandro Scarlatti : Oratorio La Giuditta detta “di Cambridge”
Finale
Alessandro Scarlatti : Oratorio La Giuditta detta “di Cambridge”
Séverine Baloon : Pour Giuditta
Baroque seasons at Villa Medici
Since 2024, Villa Medici offers a baroque music program.
Practical information
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
5:00 PM
Grand Salon of Villa Medici
5€, tickets available only on-site while supplies last.
This performance is only available with preferential tickets for students, fellows of the Académie de France à Rome – Villa Medici, and seniors over 65.
8:00 PM
Grand Salon of Villa Medici
20€, tickets available online and on-site while supplies last.
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