DATE AND VENUE

24 June 2005, Hagia Eirene Museum

CONCERT INFO

IL COMPLESSO BAROCCO
ALAN CURTİS conductor
CYRİLLE GERSTENHABER soprano †
MAİTE BEAUMONT mezzo-soprano ‡

CONCERT PRORGAMME

• Arias and Duets from Händel’s operas
  Duet from ‘Poro’: Caro amico amplesso
  Scherza in mar from ‘Lotario’ †
  Scherza infida from ‘Ariodante’ ‡
  Qual leon from ‘Arianna’ ‡
  M’hai resa infelice from ‘Deidamia’ †
  Passacaglia from ‘Radamisto’
  Duet from ‘Sosarme’: Per le porte del tormento

Interval

• Duet from ‘Deidamia’: Ama nell’armi, e nell’amar
  Dopo notte from ‘Ariodante’ ‡
  Piangero la sorte mia from ‘Giulo Cesare’ †
  Se pieta from ‘Giulio Cesare’ †
  Sta nell’Ircana from ‘Alcina’ ‡
  Duet from ‘Rodelinda’: Io t’abbraccio

Lasts 100’ inc. interval.

Il Complesso Bracco, which was formed by Alan Curtis through bringing talented Italian singers and instrument artists in 1992, continues to influence the world of music with their interpretations of madrigal. Being one of the leading interpreters in Baroque repertoire soprano Gerstenhaber and mezzo-soprano Beaumont will meet the audience with arias and duets from Händel’s operas accompanied by Il Complesso Barocco under Alan Curtis.