Listening guides to musical works - Oratorio
Critical paths through music, text, and historical context
Pubblico dominio (Commons)
Sisara, listening guide
A listening guide to Johann Simon Mayr's Sisara. A journey through music, libretto, and historical context showing how this biblical oratorio reverses the traditional reading of the subject, shifting the focus from Deborah to Sisara and opening a political, satirical, and anti-clerical interpretation.