Artists
- Arcangelo
- Louise Aldersoprano
- Tim Meadcountertenor
Archived Event
Handel, Porpora and Scarlatti
Arcangelo; Louise Alder soprano; Tim Mead countertenor
- Date
- Fri 07 Dec 2018, 7.30pm
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Alessandro Scarlatti1660-1725
- Piango, sospiro, e peno:
- Cantata: Piango, sospiro, e peno
- Clori e Mirtillo
- George Frideric Handel1685-1759
- Trio Sonata in B Op. 2 No. 1 HWV386b:
- Trio Sonata Op. 2 No. 1 HWV386b
- Nicola Porpora1686-1768
- Ecco che il primo albore
Interval
- Nicola Porpora1686-1768
- Il ritiro
- Sinfonia da camera in G minor Op. 2 No. 3
- George Frideric Handel1685-1759
- Cantata: Amarilli Vezzosa (Il Duello Amoroso) HWV82
Encore
- George Frideric Handel1685-1759
- Giulio Cesare in Egitto HWV17:
- Duetto: Caro!...Bella! Più amabile beltà
Overview
Two leading singers join JonathanCohen and his period-instrumentorchestra for cantatas by Scarlatti,Handel and the latter’s onetimerival, the Neapolitan Porpora –prolific vocal composer and teacherof the famed castrato Farinelli.
BBC Radio 3 will broadcast this concert on Wednesday 12 December at 7.30pm and it will be available via BBC iPlayer Radio and the BBC Sounds app for 30 days