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PREMIERE: Cäcilia – a church opera by Magdalena Severin

Experience Cantus Novus Wien as an opera choir in the world premiere of Magdalena Severin’s church opera “Cäcilia”! “Cäcilia” is a church opera by Magdalena Severin with a duration of around 95 minutes. The story focuses on the legendary life of Saint Cäcilia, a devout Christian who was executed during the persecution of Christians in ancient Rome. Based on this tradition, the opera delves into the 3rd century AD, portraying both the depths of despair and the love between two people.

Contributors

Soloists: Katharina Adamcyk, Jakob Pejcic, Maximilian Schnabel, Maximilian Anger, Katharina Linhard, Marlis Birkner, Markus Adenstedt

Cantus Novus Wien

NOVUS Project Orchestra

Conducted by Magdalena Severin

Dates

November 8, 8:00 PM
November 10, 4:00 PM
November 16, 8:00 PM
November 17, 5:00 PM

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About Cantus Novus Vienna

Cantus Novus Wien, based at the Vienna Diocesan Conservatory for Church Music, has been directed by Thomas Holmes since 2001. In 2018, it was named “Choir of the Year” by the Vienna Choir Forum for its outstanding choral work. Cantus Novus Wien regularly showcases its broad stylistic range: at the international film music gala “Hollywood in Vienna” 2019, the consecration of the new organ at St. Stephen’s cathedral in Vienna in 2020 or in the ambitious video productions.

The choir’s repertoire includes oratorios, among others, by Handel (Israel in Egypt; Messiah) and Haydn (The Creation). And the Requiem settings by Mozart, Brahms, Verdi and Fauré. With contemporary music as one of the focal points, the choir premiered works by Wolfgang Sauseng, Ruth McGuire, Wolfgang Reisinger, Markus Pfandler, Wolfram Wagner and Annamaria Kowalsky.

About Magdalena Severin

Born in 1997 in Vienna. Piano, recorder, violin, and organ lessons. Attended choral conducting courses and church music training, composition lessons with Prof. Wolfram Wagner, Roman Pawollek, Prof. Wolfgang Sauseng, Prof. Wolfgang Reisinger. Works as an organist, composer, and author. In 2014, the stage play “On the Other Side of the Road” was performed at the Freie Bühne Wieden under the direction of Michaela Ehrenstein (during which she was awarded “Viennese Woman of the Week”). In 2014, she began studying church music at the Conservatory of the Archdiocese of Vienna, interned as a directing assistant, and became the choir director of the Obermeisling church choir. She studied German literature and music education at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (MdW) with a focus on voice, and also studied vocal pedagogy (with Prof. E. Nagl) with an emphasis on composition (with Prof. Wolfram Wagner, among others). She has made numerous choral and solo appearances in concert and theater (performances at Theater Akzent, Theater an der Wien, Schönbrunn Palace Theater, Jugendstiltheater Steinhof, Vienna State Opera, etc.). She received vocal training from Dr. Gerda Hondros, Ursula Langmayr, and took part in an operetta master class with Prof. Edelmann in Mörbisch. She is a member of the Arnold Schoenberg Choir, the vocal ensemble Oktogon, and has participated with the Neue Oper Wien.