The libretto is based on the story of Joseph the patriarch, as told in Genesis 37–50. The oratorio begins some years after Joseph has been sold into slavery by his half-brothers, because they believe that their father, Jacob, loves Joseph more than the rest of them. They rip Joseph’s clothing and dip it in boar’s blood as forged proof to their father that he was gored to death. Slave traders have transported Joseph to Egypt, where he has been thrown into prison (for reasons made explicit in the biblical story but left unstated in Miller’s adaptation).
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)
”Joseph and his Brethren” (1743)
libretto by James Miller
Joseph - Diana Moore, mezzo-soprano
Phanor, Chief Butler to Pharaoh
afterwards Joseph’s Steward - Abigail Levis, mezzo-soprano
Pharaoh, King of Egypt - Philip Cutlip, baritone
Potiphera, High Priest of On, Father to Asenath - Abigail Levis, mezzo-soprano
Asenath, daughter to the High Priest - Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
Simeon/Judah, brothers to Joseph - Nicholas Phan, tenor
Reuben, brother to Joseph - Philip Cutlip, baritone
Benjamin, brother to Joseph - Gabrielle Haigh, soprano
Brother to Joseph - Jonathan Smucker, tenor
Chorus of Egyptians, Hebrews, Brethren
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale,
Nicholas McGegan.
Recorded at the Scoring Stage, Skywalker Sound, Nicasio, CA, December 18-20, 2017.
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