Handel's Heroines
Arias and duets from Handel's operas and oratorios performed by sopranos Mary Bevan and Jennifer France with the Academy of Ancient Music conducted by Laurence Cummings.
Arias and duets from Handel's operas and oratorios performed by sopranos Mary Bevan and Jennifer France with the Academy of Ancient Music conducted by Laurence Cummings.
Handel:
The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba' (from Solomon)
Volate, amori (Ariodante)
Dolce riposo ed inoccente pace (Teseo)
Felicissima quest鈥檃lma (Apollo e Dafne)
Suite of dances from Ariodante
Lascia la spina (Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno)
Concerto Grosso in B flat, Op 3 No 2
Will the sun forget to streak (Solomon)
Concerto Grosso in D, Op 3 No 6
O Ecstasy of happiness (Semele)
Myself I shall adore (Semele)
M鈥檃dora l鈥檌dol mio, gode il mio core (Teseo)
Overture: Rinaldo
Verso gia l鈥檃lma col sangue (Aci, Galatea e Polifemo)
O Sleep, why dost thou leave me (Semele)
Bless'd the day (Solomon)
Overture: Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno
Troppo oltraggi la mia fede, alma fiera (Serse)
Mary Bevan (soprano)
Jennifer France (soprano)
Academy of Ancient Music
Laurence Cummings (director)
Few composers worked with feistier sopranos than Handel, or wrote for them with such love and understanding, celebrating their voices in some of the most dazzling operatic arias and duets ever written. From the melting 鈥楲ascia la spina鈥� to Semele鈥檚 outrageous display of virtuosity 鈥楳yself I shall adore鈥�, this is a concert of high-wire musical thrills and heart-stopping emotions drawn from his operas and oratorios including Serse, Ariodante, Rinaldo and Semele.
