Promo Video
NTOBFE – Agnus Dei – Full Concert Video
The National Theater of Opera, Ballet and Folk Ensemble opened its 2020/2021 artistic season with the concert: Agnus Dei, with works by composers Bach, Handel, Mozart, Vivaldi, performed by the NTOB Orchestra, under the direction of conductor Dritan Lumshi, with the interpretation of soloists Etrita Ibrahimi (Harpsichord), Dorina Selimaj (Soprano), Ina Gaqi (Alto), Erlind Zeraliu (Tenor), Bledar Domi (Bass). This premiere program was presented to the public on the evening of October 1st, at 19.00, in the Open Hall of the National Historical Museum.
Program:
Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Harpsichord: Etrita Ibrahimi
First Violin: Gëzim Bulçari
Conductor: Dritan Lumshi
Performed: String Quartet
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George Frideric Handel – “Lascia ch’io pianga” –Almirane’s Aria from opera Rinaldo, Act II
Harpsichord: Etrita Ibrahimi
Soprano: Dorina Selimaj
Conductor: Dritan Lumshi
Performed: String Quartet
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George Frideric Handel – “Ombra Mai Fu” – Xerxes Aria from opera Serse
Harpsichord: Etrita Ibrahimi
Bass: Bledar Domi
Conductor: Dritan Lumshi
Performed: String Quartet
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Johann Sebastian Bach – Harpsichord Concerto in D minor
Harpsichord: Etrita Ibrahimi
Conductor: Dritan Lumshi
Performed: String Quartet
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Coronation Mass – Agnus Dei
Soprano: Dorina Selimaj
Alto: Ina Gaqi
Tenor: Erlind Zeraliu
Bass: Bledar Domi
Conductor: Dritan Lumshi
Performed: Orchestra Formation
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Antonio Vivaldi – Gloria
Conductor: Dritan Lumshi
Performed: Orchestra Formation and NTOB Choir
Short description
The concert “Agnus Dei” opened the new 2020/2021 artistic season with a premiere program which brought the representatives of Baroque music to the public.
The evening came as a great prayer to God, for the remission of sins and in the name of the love for life. The suffering and sorrow was felt in the slow rhythms of Handel, which were followed by the “allegros” of Mozart and Vivaldi, where the greatness and height of God, in whom we find eternal peace, was felt.
This evening was an homage to all the families who have lost loved ones due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The show is based on the vocal-instrumental music of the 1700s, with the most representative composers of this period: Handel, Bach, Mozart and Vivaldi.
Handel was the connecting point between two eras, close in years but which were considered as two different styles, denominated as baroque and classical music.
The particularity of this concert is the vocals, which came through two soloists, the quartet and the choir.
Dritan Lumshi
Began his violin studies at the Jordan Misja Artistic School and then completed his studies in symphonic and choral conducting at the Academy of Arts in 2004 with excellent results and a Master in Musicology in 2007. Since 2007, he has been the Conductor of the NTOB Choir. He has directed the NTOB choir in many works and has been the main conductor in operas such as Magic Flute, Drei Grochen Opera, The Marriage of Figaro, Suor Angelica, La Bayadère ballet, etc. In addition to activities at NTOB he has participated in many other activities at home and abroad. He is also a professor.
Etrita Ibrahimi
Born in Tirana in a well-known family of artists, she began her concert activity at a very young age. In the following years, she held a series of concerts and won several awards in national competitions and in 1989, she continued her studies at the “G. Verdi” Conservatory of Turin, where she graduated “cum laude”, in the class of Prof. Remo Remoli. She has performed many concerts in all cities of the Piedmont region in Italy, Austria, Spain, Czech Republic, France, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Croatia, Albania, etc. She has been awarded the first place in various competitions. For the artistic activity held in Italy, she won the international career award “Beato Angelico” in 2005, awarded by the Municipality of Rome (Italy).
She is currently the artistic director of the International Festival “PIANODROM”, concertmaster at the National Theater of Opera, Ballet and Folk Ensemble in Tirana and vice president of the Cultural Foundation “Feim Ibrahimi”.