Handel's Leading Ladies
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland100 Renfrew Street
Thu 26 Nov · 19:30
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George Frideric Handel Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.6 Torni omai la pace from Tolomeo No, più soffrir non voglio from Alessandro Giovanni Bononcini Prelude from Il Lamento d’Olimpia George Frideric Handel False Imagine from Ottone Giovanni Bononcini Difese mi giurasti from Astianatte John Butt director Nardus Williams soprano Paul Whittaker bsl interpreter In 18th-century London, the operatic stage was as much a site of social spectacle as of musical innovation, shaped by star performers, fashionable audiences and the ambitions of a rapidly expanding cultural scene. At its centre stood Handel, whose works were brought vividly to life by leading international singers and musicians, two of whom were italian rivals, Francesca Cuzzoni and Faustina Bordoni. Fuelled by public intrigue and partisan audiences, their famed rivalry became part of London’s cultural fabric, as did the striking contrast between their voices: Cuzzoni’s pure, expressive lyricism set against Bordoni’s brilliance and virtuosity.
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