Archived Event

Titans
Sonia Prina contralto; Vivica Genaux mezzo-soprano; Concerto Copenhagen; Lars Ulrik Mortensen director
Date
Tue 01 May 2018, 7.30pm
Duration
This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
Availability

Artists

  • Sonia Prinacontralto
  • Vivica Genauxmezzo-soprano
  • Concerto Copenhagen
    • Lars Ulrik Mortensendirector

    Programme

        • Astarto
          :
        • La costanza, il timore, l'affetto
        • Mai non potrei goder

    Interval

    • Antonio Lotti
      1666-1740
        • Ascanio
          :
        • Sinfonia from Ascanio
        • Giove in Argo
          :
        • Quella destra sì mi porgi
    • Pietro Torri
      c.1650-1737
        • Nicomede
          :
        • Vo' che in mezzo del furore

    Encore

    Overview

    Celebrity castrati Farinelli and Senesinobecame bitter rivals while inspiringeveryone from Handel to Hasse to writedazzling operatic arias for them.

    SoniaPrina and Vivica Genaux, stars of today’sopera stage, pay generous homage tothese two vocal titans.

    Part of