Artists
- Jakub Józef Orlińskicountertenor
- il Pomo d'Oro
Interval
Encore
‘Facce d’amore’ is the musical pictureof a male lover in the 18th century. Theprogramme focusses on different aspectsof love, ranging from joy to madness, angerand even craziness. Starting from works byCavalli, Boretti, going through Bononcini,Conti, Handel, Predieri and finishing ona virtuosic love aria, sung by Orfeo andcomposed for the famous castrato Farinelliby Hasse, the repertoire represents ajourney through the Baroque era.