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Barbican HallSilk Street, London, Greater London, EC2Y 8DS, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Programme
| Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759) | Agrippina: Sinfonia | |
| Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759) | Rodrigo: Pugneran con noi le stelle | |
| Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759) | Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op.6 no.6, HWV 324 | |
| Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759) | Saeviat tellus inter rigores, HWV 240 | |
| Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759) | Concerto Grosso in D major, Op.6 No.5, HWV 323 | |
| Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759) | Agrippina: Pensieri, voi mi tormentate | |
| Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759) | Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno: Un pensiero nemico di pace | |
| Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759) | Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, HWV 46a: Lascia la spina | |
| Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759) | Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, HWV 46a: Come nembo che fugge col vento | |
| Geminiani, Francesco (1687-1762) | Concerto Grosso in D minor "La Follia", Op.5 no.12 | |
The murmuring excitement surrounding Russian soprano Julia Lezhneva reached a crescendo last year as she was hailed as a successor to her compatriot Anna Netrebko and promptly signed to recording giant Decca. Here Lezhneva brings her astounding agility, her rock-solid technique and her trademark lightness and power to Italian arias by Handel, works in which the composer’s love for the linguistic and emotional feeling of Italian texts is as palpable as it is stunning. Lezhneva is joined by Giovanni Antonini and his specialist ensemble Il Giardino Armonico for a solo debut at the Barbican which should not be missed.
Tickets: £15-45