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The 1932 performance of Franck's work by [[John McCormack (tenor)|John McCormack]] in Dublin's [[Phoenix Park]] was the highlight of his career.{{Citation needed|date=August 2016}} Noteworthy renditions have also been performed by tenors [[Luciano Pavarotti]], [[José Carreras]], [[Plácido Domingo]], and [[Roberto Alagna]], as well as by the sopranos [[Charlotte Church]], [[Herva Nelli]], [[Jessye Norman]], [[Magda Olivero]], Dame [[Elisabeth Schwarzkopf]], and [[Renata Scotto]], and the Italian operatic pop group [[Il Volo]]. The piece was performed by [[Richard Tucker]] at the funeral Mass for [[United States Senate |United States Senator]] and presidential candidate [[Robert F. Kennedy]] on June 8, 1968,<ref>{{Citation|title = The Kennedy Years: From the Pages of ''The New York Times''| isbn = 1-61312563-1}}. Luigi Vena of Boston was tenor soloist and sang "Ave Maria", "Panis Angelicus" and "Jesu Amor Mi" during the ceremony."</ref> and by Plácido Domingo and [[Yo-Yo Ma]] at the funeral mass for Robert's brother, Senator [[Ted Kennedy |Edward Kennedy]] on August 29, 2009 – an event televised nationally in the United States. |
The 1932 performance of Franck's work by [[John McCormack (tenor)|John McCormack]] in Dublin's [[Phoenix Park]] was the highlight of his career.{{Citation needed|date=August 2016}} Noteworthy renditions have also been performed by tenors [[Luciano Pavarotti]], [[Andrea Bocelli]], [[José Carreras]], [[Plácido Domingo]], and [[Roberto Alagna]], as well as by the sopranos [[Charlotte Church]], [[Herva Nelli]], [[Jessye Norman]], [[Magda Olivero]], Dame [[Elisabeth Schwarzkopf]], and [[Renata Scotto]], and the Italian operatic pop group [[Il Volo]]. The piece was performed by [[Richard Tucker]] at the funeral Mass for [[United States Senate |United States Senator]] and presidential candidate [[Robert F. Kennedy]] on June 8, 1968,<ref>{{Citation|title = The Kennedy Years: From the Pages of ''The New York Times''| isbn = 1-61312563-1}}. Luigi Vena of Boston was tenor soloist and sang "Ave Maria", "Panis Angelicus" and "Jesu Amor Mi" during the ceremony."</ref> and by Plácido Domingo and [[Yo-Yo Ma]] at the funeral mass for Robert's brother, Senator [[Ted Kennedy |Edward Kennedy]] on August 29, 2009 – an event televised nationally in the United States. |
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Panis angelicus (Latin for "Bread of Angels" or "Angelic Bread") is the penultimate strophe of the hymn "Sacris solemniis" written by Saint Thomas Aquinas for the Feast of Corpus Christi as part of a complete liturgy of the feast, including prayers for the Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours.
The strophe of "Sacris solemniis" that begins with the words "Panis angelicus" (bread of angels) has often been set to music separately from the rest of the hymn. Most famously, in 1872 César Franck set this strophe for tenor voice, harp, cello, and organ, and incorporated it into his Messe à trois voix, Op. 12.
Other hymns for Corpus Christi by Saint Thomas where sections have been separately set to music are "Verbum supernum prodiens" (the last two strophes begin with "O salutaris Hostia") and "Pange lingua gloriosi" (the last two strophes begin with "Tantum ergo").
Musical settings
The text was set as a motet by several renaissance composers including João Lourenço Rebelo. Later romantic era settings include those by André Caplet, Saint-Saëns, and, best known of all, the setting by César Franck.
Franck
The 1932 performance of Franck's work by John McCormack in Dublin's Phoenix Park was the highlight of his career.[citation needed] Noteworthy renditions have also been performed by tenors Luciano Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli, José Carreras, Plácido Domingo, and Roberto Alagna, as well as by the sopranos Charlotte Church, Herva Nelli, Jessye Norman, Magda Olivero, Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, and Renata Scotto, and the Italian operatic pop group Il Volo. The piece was performed by Richard Tucker at the funeral Mass for United States Senator and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy on June 8, 1968,[1] and by Plácido Domingo and Yo-Yo Ma at the funeral mass for Robert's brother, Senator Edward Kennedy on August 29, 2009 – an event televised nationally in the United States.
Text of Panis angelicus, with doxology
Panis angelicus |
May the Bread of Angels |
References
- ^ The Kennedy Years: From the Pages of The New York Times, ISBN 1-61312563-1. Luigi Vena of Boston was tenor soloist and sang "Ave Maria", "Panis Angelicus" and "Jesu Amor Mi" during the ceremony."
External links
- Mass, Op. 12 (Franck): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Sacris Solemniis in the Catholic Encyclopedia discusses the merits of a number of translations.
- Full text of "Sacris Solemniis", with an English translation
- "Bread of Angels", Gregorian Chants
- Free scores for various settings of Panis angelicus in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
- Archival sheet music for "Panis Angelicus", Oliver Ditson Company, 1901.
