"Sant’Isaia vita e insegnamenti - Saint Isaia life and teachings" Oratorio by Fr. Fadi TAWK OAM

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the opening of Villa Serenella, a place acquired by the Antonian Maronite Order to house St. Isaiah's College, a sacred oratorio narrating the life and teachings of St. Isaiah the monk (365-440) was performed as a world premiere.
The Oratorio, titled “Mar Scia'ya, St. Isaiah, (the monk) life and teachings,” is composed by M° Fr. Fadi Tawk, on an Arabic text by Fr. Abbot Boulos Tannouri. Conducting the “Orchestra delle Cento Città” is the rector of the College, M° Fr. Youssef Chedid.
Dr. Maria Makhoul on the Qanun (tabular citarra) along with the orchestra. The “Choir of the Maronite Colleges” in Rome is joined by the “Giuseppe Verdi Choir of Rome”.
Cast:
Isaia: Roger Abinader Baritono
Padre: Chadi Kabbani Basso
Madre: Rosy El Hajj Mezzosoprano
Anna: Nathalie Abou Jaoude Soprano
Discepolo: Charles Eid Tenore

Chapters:
00:00:00 Introduzione
00:04:00 Con i genitori
00:07:15 Processione nuziale
00:08:00 Isaia e Anna
00:16:35 Insieme ai servitori
00:25:10 Nel deserto
00:32:08 Predicare e guarire
00:39:45 I suoi discepoli
00:50:58 La morte di Isaia
00:58:28 Finale