Sir Antonio Pappano. Photo by Musacchio and Ianniello.
Pappano conducts the Verdi Requiem
Sandrine Piau and Apollo’s Fire Wednesday 7 May 2014 7.30pm Town Hall Spirited, exuberant and gloriously entertaining, Apollo’s Fire makes its first UK appearance since 2010 – and reclaims its title as ‘the USA’s hottest baroque band’ (Classical Music Magazine). Love is the theme, and Revenge, too, as the incomparable French soprano Sandrine Piau sings bravura operatic arias by Handel and Vivaldi, and the band responds in dramatic style, with its show-stopping interpretation of Vivaldi’s La Folia (Madness) - performed, incredibly enough, from memory. Apollo’s Fire Jeannette Sorrell artistic director Sandrine Piau soprano
Vivaldi (arr Sorrell) Allegro from Concerto Grosso in D, RV 511 4’ Handel Combattuta da due venti from Faramondo 6’ Ah mio cor! Schernito sei from Alcina 12’ Piangerò from Giulio Cesare 8’ Vivaldi Concerto for Two Cellos in G minor, RV 531 10’ Rameau Viens Hymen from Les Indes Galantes 4’ Vivaldi Alma opressa da sorte crudele from La Fida Ninfa 5’ Concerto for Two Violins in A minor, RV 522 10’ Vivaldi (arr Sorrell) La Folia (Madness) 8’
Sandrine Piau. Photo by Sandrine Expilly.
Friday 16 May 2014 7.30pm Symphony Hall Verdi’s Requiem has been described as an opera in all but name, and tonight Sir Antonio Pappano has assembled a cast worthy of one of the world’s great opera houses, including Joseph Calleja: the astonishing Maltese tenor who’s been attracting comparisons with the young Pavarotti. Pappano’s magnificent Italian orchestra and chorus of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia complete an unmissable line-up: expect Italian passions to run high. Classic FM’s John Suchet says: “A blockbuster of a work. Lavish, dramatic and downright scary, this piece will pin you back in your seat. Prepare for a whirlwind of a performance.” Orchestra and Chorus of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Sir Antonio Pappano conductor Hibla Gerzmaya soprano Ekaterina Semenchuk mezzo soprano Joseph Calleja tenor Carlo Colombara bass Verdi
Requiem
90’
£9.50 – £60 SH Standard Orchestral Plan Choir and Stalls front four rows not available. There is no interval in this concert.
£9.50 – £40 TH Classical Plan
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