Festival Grandezze & Meraviglie to perform Oratorio of San Geminiano

The Festival Grandezze & Meraviglie scheduled the first modern performance of the Oratorio of San Geminiano for Friday, October 23, at 21.00 in the Modena Cathedral. The event, held under the patronage of the Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola, features the Oratorio composed in Vienna in 1705 by Catterina Benedetta Grazianini.

The Orchestra Barocca di Bologna will perform the work under the direction of Paolo Faldi. Soloists include Naoko Tanigaki, Maria Dalia Albertini, Aloisa Aisemberg, and Davide Benetti.

The musical work depicts the story of San Geminiano, the bishop and protector of Modena, and his role in the liberation of Princess Flavia. Grazianini composed the piece for the courts of Brunswick and Modena during a period when the territory was under French occupation. The performance highlights the historical presence of Emilian composers at the court in Vienna during the early eighteenth century.