Il Giardino Armonico — Serpent & Fire
Toppan Hall, Tokyo — 4 April 2026
On Saturday, 4 April 2026 at 18:00, the distinguished Italian period-instrument ensemble Il Giardino Armonico, under the artistic direction of Giovanni Antonini, appears at Toppan Hall in Tokyo with acclaimed soprano Anna Prohaska for a concert titled Serpent & Fire. This performance celebrates the expressive wealth of early baroque repertoire and operatic arias through a curated selection of vocal and instrumental works drawn from the 17th and 18th centuries.
Date & Time: Saturday, 4 April 2026, 18:00
Venue: Toppan Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Artists: Il Giardino Armonico; Giovanni Antonini (conductor, recorder); Anna Prohaska (soprano)
Programme — Serpent & Fire
Anna Prohaska, soprano
Il Giardino Armonico
Henry Purcell (1659–1695)
Overture from Dido and Aeneas
“Ah! Belinda, I’m press’d with torment” from Dido and Aeneas
Christoph Graupner (1683–1760)
“Holdestes Lispeln der spielenden Fluthen” from Dido, Königin von Karthago
Antonio Sartorio (1630–1680)
“Non voglio amar” from Giulio Cesare in Egitto
Matthew Locke (1621–1677)
Selections from The Tempest:
– The First Musick: Galliard
– The Second Musick: Lilk
– The Second Musick: Curtain Tune
Daniele Castrovillari (1613–1678)
“A Dio regni, a Dio scettri” from La Cleopatra
Antonio Sartorio
“Quando voglio” from Giulio Cesare in Egitto
Henry Purcell
Chaconne – Dance for Chinese Man and Woman from The Fairy Queen
Christoph Graupner
“Der Himmel ist von Donner… Infido Cupido” from Dido, Königin von Karthago
“Agitato da tempeste” from Dido, Königin von Karthago
— Interval —
Giuseppe Sammartini (1695–1750)
Concerto in F major for recorder, strings and basso continuo
(Allegro – Siciliana – Allegro assai)
Johann Adolf Hasse (1699–1783)
“Già si desta la tempesta” from Didone abbandonata
Georg Friedrich Handel
“Che sento? Oh Dio!.. Se pietà di me non senti” from Giulio Cesare in Egitto
Dario Castello (c. 1590–c. 1658)
Sonata Decimaquinta a quattro in D major
Francesco Cavalli (1602–1676)
“Re de’ Getuli altero… Il mio marito” from Didone
Johann Adolf Hasse
“Morte col fiero aspetto” from Marc’Antonio e Cleopatra
Luigi Rossi (1597–1653)
Passacaille Del seig.r Louigi
Henry Purcell
“Oft she visits this lone mountain” from Dido and Aeneas
“Thy hand, Belinda… When I am laid in earth” (Dido’s Lament) from Dido and Aeneas
This thoughtfully curated programme brings together operatic expressiveness and instrumental brilliance, offering audiences a richly textured journey through baroque sound worlds interpreted with stylistic insight and ensemble virtuosity.