Programme:
Antonio Vivaldi
Concertos in E minor RV 134, B minor Op. 3/10 RV 580 from L’Estro Armonico, and E-flat major Op. 8/5 RV 253 “La tempesta di mare” from Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione
Antonio Vivaldi
Opera arias from Orlando finto pazzo RV 727, Bajazet RV 703, Ottone in villa RV 729, Il Giustino RV 717 and L’Olimpiade RV 725
Joseph Haydn
Arianna a Naxos Hob. XXVIb:2
Performers:
Il Giardino Armonico
Julia Lezhneva, soprano
Giovanni Antonini, conductor
Description:
Il Giardino Armonico, soprano Julia Lezhneva and conductor Giovanni Antonini appear at Musikfest Bremen with Baroque Fireworks, a programme devoted to the dazzling theatricality and expressive intensity of Antonio Vivaldi and Joseph Haydn.
The concert features Vivaldi concertos in E minor, B minor and E-flat major, together with operatic arias from Orlando finto pazzo, Bajazet, Ottone in villa, Il Giustino and L’Olimpiade. The programme concludes with Haydn’s dramatic solo cantata Arianna a Naxos, offering Julia Lezhneva a highly expressive vocal and theatrical role.
Event link:
https://musikfest-bremen.de/en/event/barockes-feuerwerk/