This past Sunday, June 21, Academy Award-nominated composer John Debney‘s Passion of the Christ Oratorio had its Czech premiere at the 57th Smetana’s Litomysl Festival. The concert was held in the Litomysl Castle’s courtyard, was attended by over 1,200 people and concluded their evening with five curtain calls. Michal Kortyš, the mayor of Litomysl was also in attendance along with several other dignitaries. Debney conducted the Brno Philharmonic Orchestra himself. Special guest included vocalists, soprano Alžběta Poláčková, mezzosoprano Lisbeth Scott, and tenor Aleš Briscein, as well as world renowned flautist, Pedro Eustache.
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John Debney’s ‘Pasión Oratorio’ Performed at Mosque Cathedral of Córdoba
Last month, La Pasión Oratorio, inspired by the Oscar-nominated score for The Passion of the Christ composed by John Debney was performed at the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba in Spain as part of Holy Week. 6,000 people attended the concert, which was conducted by Kevin Kaska and performed by Córdoba Orchestra and Choir Ziryab along with performers from the film’s score, including woodwind player Pedro Eustache and vocalist and soloist Lisbeth Scott. The event, which was created through the collaboration between the Diputación of Córdoba through its Department of Culture and the Film Music Festival brand, was the first orchestral concert at the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba in over 40 years. Check out a video from the concert after the jump.
‘The Passion of the Christ’ Expanded 10th Anniversary Edition Soundtrack Details
La-La Land Records will release a new soundtrack album for Mel Gibson’s 2004 biblical drama The Passion of the Christ starring Jim Caviezel, Monica Bellucci and Maia Morgenstern. The 2-CD release coincides with the film’s tenth anniversary and features the film’s original music composed and conducted by John Debney (Iron Man 2, Elf, Bruce Almighty) who received his first Academy Award nomination for his score. The album, which is limited to 10’000 copies features over 75 minutes of previously unreleased music, including alternate cues, the trailer music and more. The soundtrack will be released on Tuesday, December 1, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon.