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THE LEGEND OF MEMELBURG
Author: Sigitas Benediktas Jurčys, Alvidas Remesa
On 1 August 2022, Klaipėda State Music Theatre presented the city's residents and guests with a special gift to mark the city's 770th birthday: the world premiere of Alvydas Remesa's oratorio The Legend of Memelburg.
An oratorio in seven movements for the 770th anniversary of the founding of Klaipėda (world premiere)
Sigitas Benediktas Jurčys
Librettist
Alvidas Remesa
Composer
Tomas Ambrozaitis
Music Director and Conductor
Rūta Bunikytė
Stage Director
Vilija Šuklytė
Costume Designer
Aira Braždienė
Makeup Artist
Vladimiras Konstantinovas
Choirmaster
Allegro. Introduction. Fanfares for a procession
I. Ad libitum. Bishop’s Prayer
II. Moderato. A dialogue between Memel and the Knight Commander of the Memelburg Castle
III. Allegro. Military might of the Livonian Order
IV. Moderato. A dialogue between Memel and the Bishop
V. Allegro. Thanks to thee, o friar minor
VI. Allegretto. O Memel, o my beloved city!
VII. Bishop’s Covenant
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Duration: ~1 hr. without break
Premiere date: 2022 08 01
Language: Lithuanian
