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Vidapura

Appleby Catalogue W number: 
W155

Vidapura, a "mass-oratorio" was written in Rio in 1919.

Year Composed: 

1919

Category: 
Choral Works
Instrumentation: 

Soloists, choir & orchestra (W155)

Villa-Lobos adapted the score for soloists, choir & organ (W154)

Scores: 

vidapurascoreVilla-Lobos, Heitor. 1998. Vidapura: Missa-oratorio pour voix solistes, chœur et orchestre. Paris: Max Eschig.

The autograph score (118 pp.) is in the Museu Villa-Lobos.

Recordings: 

I've never come across a recording of this work.

Performances: 

Two early performances:

  • 11/11/22 at the Teatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro
  • 07/05/30 at the Salle Gaveau, Paris

There are two records in the Villa-Lobos Concerts database, as of October 2008, including a new production in Rio in November 2008, part of the Festival Villa-Lobos.