Prom 26: Late Night Serpent and Fire

2 Aug 2018, Royal Albert Hall

22:15 Thu 2 Aug 2018 Next Event

Proms 2018 Prom 26: Late Night Serpent and Fire

22:15 Thu 2 Aug 2018 Royal Albert Hall

Two great queens 鈥� Cleopatra and Dido 鈥� are the inspiration for this concert by Austrian soprano Anna Prohaska and period ensemble Il Giardino Armonico. Operatic arias by Handel and Cavalli are framed by instrumental works from the period.

Programme

- - Henry Purcell
  - Dido and Aeneas(15 mins)excerpts
  - The Fairy Queen 鈥� Chaconne: Dance for Chinese Man and Woman(3 mins)Dance for Chinese Man and Woman
- - Christoph Graupner
  - Dido, Queen of Carthage(8 mins)excerpts
- - Antonio Sartorio
  - Julius Caesar in Egypt(3 mins)excerpts
- - Matthew Locke
  - The Tempest 鈥� Curtain Tune(5 mins)
- - George Frideric Handel
  - Julius Caesar in Egypt 鈥� 鈥楥he sento? Oh Dio! 鈥� Se piet脿 di me non senti鈥�(8 mins)
- - Dario Castello
  - Sonata No. 15 in D minor(5 mins)
- - Francesco Cavalli
  - Dido 鈥� 'R猫 de' Getuli altero 鈥� Il mio marito'(3 mins)
- - Johann Adolf Hasse
  - Mark Antony and Cleopatra 鈥� 鈥楳orte col fiero aspetto鈥�(4 mins)
- - George Frideric Handel
  - Concerto grosso in C minor, Op. 6 No. 8(15 mins)

Performers

Anna Prohaska
soprano
soprano
Il Giardino Armonico
Giovanni Antonini
conductor
conductor

Composers

About This Event

Austrian soprano Anna Prohaska joins Italy鈥檚 leading early music ensemble for a programme that takes inspiration from two great queens, Cleopatra and Dido, who proved endlessly fascinating to Baroque composers. Operatic arias are framed by some of the period鈥檚 most vital instrumental works.

Please note that this event contains an update to the concert timing from that in the 麻豆社 Proms 2018 Festival Guide

There will be no interval

Image: Anna Prohaska 漏 Harald Hoffmann