Handel's Heroines

Handel’s operas were performed by the greatest singers of the age, many of whom were adored musical celebrities brought to London from Italy and paid many times more than any other performer. Much of the vocal music that Handel wrote was bespoke – written specially for the people who had been engaged to give the world premieres of his latest operas. This programme explores not only the extraordinary characters created by Handel for the stage – including Alcina, Rodelinda and Cleopatra, but also the vocal abilities of three of the virtuosic women who sang the roles – the sopranos Francesca Cuzzoni, Anna Maria Strada and Elisabeth Duparc. Programme George Frideric Handel (1685-1749) Arias for Cuzzoni Aria: Mio caro bene – Rodelinda Recit: E pur cosi in un momento - Giulio Cesare HWV 17 Aria: Piangero la sorte mia (role: Cleopatra) Anna Maria Strada Aria: Verdi piante (Angelica) Orlando HWV 31 Recitative: Ah, Ruggiero, Crudel! Aria: Ombre, pallide (Alcina) Alcina HWV 34 Aria: Heart, the seat of soft delight (Galatea) Acis and Galatea HWV HWV 49 Elisabeth Duparc Recit: Che piu giova celarlo Aria: M’hai resa infelice Aria: Consolami, se brami (from Deidamia)
Admission
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Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk/se000508?id=EVENT551118