Núria Rial, Marta Infante, Acadèmia 1750, Paul Goodwin

Núria Rial, soprano | Marta Infante, contralt | Acadèmia 1750 | Paul Goodwin, director

PROGRAMME

G.P. Telemann: Overture de Musique de table – Tafelmusik / «Bergerie» - «Allegresse» - «Postillons» - «Flaterie» - «Badanage» – «Menuet» – «Conclusion» (de Musique de table – Tafelmusik) / G.F. Händel: Aria «Pena tiranna» (of the opera Amadigi di Gaula) / Recitative «Ah! Ruggiero crudel» and aria «Ombre pallide» (of the opera Alcina) / Duet «Io t'abbraccio» (of the opera Rodelinda) / Concerti grossi, op. 3, n. 2 / Aria «Scherza infida» (of the opera Ariodante) / «Rompo i lacci» (of the opera Flavio) / Aria «Piangerò la sorte mia» (of the opera Giulio Cesare) / Aria «Scherza in mar la navicella» (of the opera Lotario) / Duet «To thee, thou glorious son of worth» (of the operaTheodora)

Handel wrote more than fifty operas between 1704 and 1745, after which he abandoned the genre and concentrated on oratorios. From his very first opera production, Almira, he concentrated on maximising the dramatic possibilities of the genre, and he moved on to produce an unceasing stream of works that were to become landmarks of musical history. Today's concert consists of a selection of arias and duets from several of the composer's operas. The orchestra will be conducted by Paul Goodwin, one of the greatest present-day specialists in Handel's music.