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Sarah Connolly and the Gottingen Festival Orchestra

Elin Manahan Thomas introduces highlights of a gala concert from the Gottingen Handel Festival, including arias by Handel and Charpentier sung by mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly.

Elin Manahan Thomas introduces highlights of a gala concert from this year's Göttingen International Handel Festival, including arias by Handel and Charpentier sung by mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly, and orchestral excerpts from Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre's opera Céphale et Procris. Laurence Cummings directs the Göttingen Festival Orchestra.

Handel: Excerpts from Serse: Overture; Frondi tenere ... Ombra mai fu; Più che penso

Jacquet de La Guerre: Excerpts from Céphale et Procris: Ouverture; Passepied pour les violons - Passepied pour les hautbois; Air pour les Athéniens; Second Air pour les Athéniens; Air des Démons
Passacaille

Charpentier: Quel prix de mon amour (from Médée)

Handel: Overture 'Alceste'

Handel: Excerpts from Ariodante: E vivo ancora ... Scherza infida; Dopo notte, altra e funesta

Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano)
Göttingen Festival Orchestra
Laurence Cummings (director).

1 hour

Last on

Sun 18 Oct 2015 22:35

Music Played

  • George Frideric Handel

    Serses: Overture; Ombre mai fu; Piu che penso alle fiamme del core

    Performer: Dame Sarah Connolly. Performer: Gottingen Festival Orchestra. Performer: Laurence Cummings.
  • Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre

    Cephale et Procris - excerpts

    Performer: Gottingen Festival Orchestra. Performer: Laurence Cummings.
  • Marc‐Antoine Charpentier

    Medee - tragedie mise en musique H.491: Quel prix de mon amour

    Performer: Dame Sarah Connolly. Performer: Gottingen Festival Orchestra. Performer: Laurence Cummings.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Alceste - incidental music to the play HWV.45: Overture

    Performer: Gottingen Festival Orchestra. Performer: Laurence Cummings.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Ariodante: E vivo ancore ... Scherza infida

    Performer: Dame Sarah Connolly. Performer: Gottingen Festival Orchestra. Performer: Laurence Cummings.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Ariodante: Dopo notte

    Performer: Dame Sarah Connolly. Performer: Gottingen Festival Orchestra. Performer: Laurence Cummings.

Broadcast

  • Sun 18 Oct 2015 22:35