Prom 26: Late Night Serpent and Fire

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Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, London, Greater London, SW7 2AP, United Kingdom

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Programme

Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)	Dido and Aeneas, Z 626: Overture
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)	Dido and Aeneas, Z 626: Ah! Belinda
Graupner, Christoph (1683-1760)	Dido, Königin von Carthago: Holdestes Lispeln der spielenden Fluthen
Sartorio, Antonio (1630-1680)	Giulio Cesare in Egitto: Non ti voglio amar
Locke, Matthew (1621-1677)	The Tempest: Curtain Tune
Sartorio, Antonio (1630-1680)	Giulio Cesare in Egitto: Quando voglio
Graupner, Christoph (1683-1760)	Dido, Königin von Carthago: Der Himmel ist von Donner... Infido Cupido
Graupner, Christoph (1683-1760)	Dido, Königin von Carthago: Agitato da Tempeste
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)	Concerto Grosso in C minor, Op.6 No.8, HWV 326
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)	Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Se pietà di me non senti
Castello, Dario (1590-1644)	Sonata no.15 in D minor for two violins, viola and bass
Cavalli, Francesco (1602-1676)	La Didone: Re de' Getuli Altero... Il mio marito
Hasse, Johann Adolf (1699-1783)	Antonio e Cleopatra: Morte, col fiero aspetto
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)	The Fairy Queen, Z 629: Dance for Chinese man and woman
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)	Dido and Aeneas, Z 626: Oft she visits this lov'd mountain
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)	Dido and Aeneas, Z 626: Dido's Lament "When I am laid in earth"
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)	Dido and Aeneas, Z 626: Fear no danger

Performers

Anna Prohaska	Soprano
Il Giardino Armonico
Giovanni Antonini	Conductor

Austrian soprano Anna Prohaska joins Italy’s leading early music ensemble for a programme that takes inspiration from two great queens, Cleopatra and Dido, who proved endlessly fascinating to Baroque composers. Operatic arias are framed by some of the period’s most vital instrumental works.

£7.50 - £25

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