Archived Event

Catharsis
Xavier Sabata countertenor; Armonia Atenea; George Petrou director, harpsichord
Date
Mon 09 Oct 2017, 7.30pm
Duration
This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
Availability

Artists

  • Xavier Sabatacountertenor
  • Armonia Atenea
    • George Petroudirector, harpsichord

    Programme

    Interval

        • Admeto, re di Tessaglia HWV22
          :
        • Introduzione
        • Orride larve!
        • Chiudetevi miei lumi
        • La conversione di Sant'Agostino
          :
        • Viver vogl'io sempre per te mio dio ... Or mi pento
        • Caio Marzio Coriolano
          :
        • Spirate, o iniqui marmi ... Voi d'un figlio tanto misero

    Encore

    Overview

    Armonia Atenea, equally at home on period and moderninstruments, has flourished under George Petrou’s artisticleadership.

    The ensemble returns to Wigmore Hall with XavierSabata and a programme coloured by spectacular vocal virtuosity.The Catalan countertenor’s Bad Guys album, a homage to Handel,was hailed by the Guardian as one of ‘the most intelligent andstriking recital discs of recent years’.

    Part of