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Dame Sarah Connolly sings opera aria’s by Händel

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Sun, Jan 26, 2025, 15:00
The Concertgebouw’s famous Main Hall is one of the best concert halls in the world, well-known for its exceptional acoustics and special atmosphere. In the Main Hall, you will feel history. Here, Gustav Mahler conducted his own compositions, as did Richard Strauss and Igor Stravinsky. Sergei Rachmaninoff played his own piano concertos in the Main Hall. This is also where musicians such as Leonard Bernstein, Vladimir Horowitz and Yehudi Menuhin gave legendary performances. Right up to now, the Main Hall... Read full text

Keywords: Early Music, Vocal Music

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Musicians

Il Gardellino
Korneel BernoletConductor
Dame Sarah ConnollyMezzo-Soprano

Program

Aria 'Scherza infida! in grembo al drudo'Georg Friedrich Händel
Lascia ch'io pianga mia cruda sorteGeorg Friedrich Händel
Va tacito e nascostoGeorg Friedrich Händel
Sinfonia in B, Arrival of the Queen of ShebaGeorg Friedrich Händel
Will the sun forget to streak eastern skiesGeorg Friedrich Händel
Mi lusinga il dolce affetto con l'aspetto del mio beneGeorg Friedrich Händel
Verdi prati, selve amene, perderete la beltàGeorg Friedrich Händel
What though I trace each herb and flow'rGeorg Friedrich Händel
Suite nr. 1Georg Friedrich Händel
Suite nr. 2Georg Friedrich Händel
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