Sylvie Bodorová: oratorio Paulus Speratus, LIVE RECORDING, Movements IV and V,

Sylvie Bodorová's oratorio Paulus Speratus is based on authentic texts from the Psalms and writings by Paulus Speratus, who lived in Jihlava from 1522 to 1523. Speratus was a close collaborator of Martin Luther and authored one of the earliest Protestant hymns, Es ist das Heil uns kommen her. The world premiere of the oratorio took place in Jihlava on 1 June 2026 as part of the Mahler Jihlava – Music of Thousands Festival, performed in the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Kostel Povýšení sv. Kříže).