Olivier Messiaen - Saint François d'Assise, Act III (1983) (English Subtitles)

Composer/Librettist: Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen (December 10, 1908 – April 27, 1992) Orchestra: Hallé Orchestra conducted by Kent Nagano Saint Francis: José van Dam The Angel: Dawn Upshaw The Leper: Christ Merritt Brother Leo: Urban Malmberg Brother Messeo: John Aler Brother Elias: Guy Renard Brother Bernard: Tom Krause Brother Sylvester: Akos Banlaky Brother Rufus: Dirk D'Ase Choir: Arnold Schoenberg Chor directed by Erwin Ortner Scene 7: The Stigmata 00:00 Introduction, a cave in the middle of the night 02:48 Saint Francis prays to endure the Passion as Christ did. 06:07 The Voice of Christ responds: suffer as I did to become the second host. 10:37 Christ tells of his power. 14:42 Saint Francis receives the stigmata. 15:40 Francis prays. Christ responds: is there no hardship one would not bear for eternal life? Scene 8: Death and New Life 22:14 Saint Francis is dying. He bids farewell to those around him. 29:38 Bernard asks Francis not to leave. Francis asks for them to sing with the nightingale. 32:04 Francis praises the Lord for death. (32:55) Plainchant (37:08) The brothers rise. Chorus 39:26 The Angel appears with the Leper to accompany Saint Francis to paradise. 46:46 Bells sound. Saint Francis asks for God's gifts and dies. 52:28 Brother Leo gives a lamentation. 55:20 Everything darkens. A single light illuminates where Francis was. The chorus sings. Act I:    • Olivier Messiaen - Saint François d'Assise...   Act II:    • Olivier Messiaen - Saint François d'Assise...   All together:    • Olivier Messiaen - Saint François d'Assise...   Score available from Alphonse-Leduc How I make my videos: https://github.com/CMajSeven/Workflow... Program I develop for this channel: https://github.com/edwardx999/ScorePr...