Artists
- Ensemble Correspondances
- Date
- Sun 21 Oct 2018, 7.30pm
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Henry Purcell1659-1695
- Welcome to all the pleasures (Ode for St Cecilia's Day) Z339:
- Welcome to all the pleasures that delight
- Here the Deities approve
- Marc-Antoine Charpentier1643-1704
- La descente d'Orphée aux enfers H488:
- La descente d'Orphée aux enfers H488 (Act 1)
- Henry Purcell1659-1695
- The Fairy Queen Z629:
- If Love's a sweet passion
Interval
- Henry Purcell1659-1695
- Theodosius, or The Force of Love Z606:
- Prepare, the rites begin!
- Marc-Antoine Charpentier1643-1704
- La descente d'Orphée aux enfers H488:
- La descente d'Orphée aux enfers H488 (Act 2)
- Henry Purcell1659-1695
- Celestial music did the gods inspire Z322:
- When Orpheus sang all Nature did rejoice
Encore
- Marc-Antoine Charpentier1643-1704
- La descente d'Orphée aux enfers H488:
- Vous partez donc, Orphée
Overview
After his death Henry Purcell was mournedas ‘Orpheus Britannicus’. In a programme inwhich ‘Orpheus Sings’, his connections with thelegendary singer are celebrated alongside thoseof a French contemporary whose chamber operawas written for private performance in 1686.
We are grateful to Dunard Fund for their generosity to the Hall and for supporting this concert.