LA VANITA DEL MONDO

La vanità del mondo takes it s name from an oratorio by Pietro Torri and among the other composers are Händel Scarlatti Vivaldi Hasse Fago and Caldara. I think composers of this period often give of their best when setting the great stories of the Old Testament says Jaroussky. And if oratorio stories are more static than opera they allow for deeper reflection on the place of mankind in the universe. I think that resonates with particular intensity in 2020 a year of pandemic.