Il Pomo d'Oro & Ann Hallenberg
Past event
Cancelled
Postponed
12 Feb.'19
- 20:00
Carnevale 1729
The Carnival of Venice in 1729 was quite unlike any other. Over a period of two months, opera houses engaged in a frenzied competition, booking the most famous singers of the day, including the legendary castrato Farinelli. Composers such as Nicolò Porpora, Leonardo Leo or Tomaso Albinoni competed with each other to create inventive, sublime and virtuoso compositions as a tribute to their voices. Three centuries later, the mezzo-soprano Ann Hallenberg and the il pomo d’oro ensemble with its conductor Stefano Montanari take you back in time to this historic event, with a collection of vertiginous compositions. Their album Carnevale 1729 won several awards including BBC Magazine’s Recording of the Month, Gramophone Editor’s Choice, the Sunday Times’s Album of the Week… It’s going to be a very special programme!
Soffre talor del vento (Catone in Utica)
Mi par sentir la bella (Gianguir)
Concerto a Quattro No 2
Ombra cara, ombra adorate (Catone in Utica)
Nave altera che in mezzo all’ onde (L'abbandono di Armida)
Scherza in mar la navicella (Adelaide)
Concerto "Grosso Mogul", RV 208
Bel piacer saria d’un core (Semiramide riconosciuta)
Non sempre invendicata (Adelaide)
Practical information
Dates
Location
Henry Le Boeuf Hall
Rue Ravenstein 23 1000 BRUSSELS