Programmes - Non-choreographed - 'What passion cannot Music raise and quell!'

PerformerPerformerPerformer
Philippa Hyde soprano
Daisy Vatalaro baroque cello
Helen Rogers harpsichord

Revenge, despair, rage and ecstasy! Passion, in all its guises, is the theme of this programme. Hear Octavia's despair turn to fury as she contemplates Nero's unfaithfulness, a set of fiery Variations on the frenzied dance 'La Follia' and a grief stricken lover's lament.

 

 

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Claudio Monteverdi   INTERVAL
Song 'Quel sguardo sdegnosetto'    
Song 'Disprezzata Regina'   George Frideric Handel
    Cantata 'Lungi dal mio bel nume'
Barbara Strozzi    
Lamento 'Lagrime mie'   Alessandro Scarlatti
Song 'Tradimento'   Variazioni sulla "Follia di Spagna"
    for solo harpsichord
Antonio Vivaldi    
Cello sonata No IV in Bb major   George Frideric Handel
    Aria 'What passion cannot Music raise and quell!‘
John Eccles    
Mad Song 'I burn'    
     
Henry Purcell    
Song 'If Musick be the Food of Love'    
Song 'Let us dance'