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Josè Maria Lo Monaco

Il Filo d’Arianna

Il Filo d’Arianna
It is the fate of myths to be taken up and reworked across the centuries, every time permeated by the ever-changing human Zeitgeist. The myth of Ariadne – universal in its interplay of love, oppression, political cunning, salvation and the alternation of deceptive joy and pain – has repeatedly inspired musicians in some of their finest creations, from Claudio Monteverdi to Richard Strauss.

This musical programme focuses on the myth of Ariadne in the 18th century, following a double thread: an artistic one, tracing its narrative variations; and a geographical one, moving through the major European musical capitals, from London to Vienna via Naples and Dresden.

Programme:
FB Conti
Teseo in Creta: Sinfonia, Recitativo e aria d’Arianna
A Scarlatti Dove alfin mi traeste? (L’Arianna) H209: Son pur ridotta a piangere
JJ Fux La Corona d’Arianna: Il tuo cor dimanda al mio
B Marcello Arianna abbandonata S98: Sinfonia, Come mai puoi vedermi piangere
N Porpora Arianna in Naxo: Si, caro ti consola
A Scarlatti Ebra d’amor fuggia (L’Arianna) H242: Sinfonia, Ingoiatelo, laceratelo
JA Hasse Sinfonia a quattro in G minor No. 6 Op. 5
J Haydn Arianna a Naxos HXXVIb/2


Performers:
Josè Maria Lo Monaco
mezzo-soprano
Coro e Orchestra Ghislieri
Giulio Prandi conductor




Full Event Details

It is the fate of myths to be taken up and reworked across the centuries, every time permeated by the ever-changing human Zeitgeist. The myth of Ariadne – universal in its interplay of love, oppression, political cunning, salvation and the alternation of deceptive joy and pain – has repeatedly inspired musicians in some of their finest creations, from Claudio Monteverdi to Richard Strauss.

This musical programme focuses on the myth of Ariadne in the 18th century, following a double thread: an artistic one, tracing its narrative variations; and a geographical one, moving through the major European musical capitals, from London to Vienna via Naples and Dresden.

Programme:
FB Conti
Teseo in Creta: Sinfonia, Recitativo e aria d’Arianna
A Scarlatti Dove alfin mi traeste? (L’Arianna) H209: Son pur ridotta a piangere
JJ Fux La Corona d’Arianna: Il tuo cor dimanda al mio
B Marcello Arianna abbandonata S98: Sinfonia, Come mai puoi vedermi piangere
N Porpora Arianna in Naxo: Si, caro ti consola
A Scarlatti Ebra d’amor fuggia (L’Arianna) H242: Sinfonia, Ingoiatelo, laceratelo
JA Hasse Sinfonia a quattro in G minor No. 6 Op. 5
J Haydn Arianna a Naxos HXXVIb/2

Performers:
Josè Maria Lo Monaco
mezzo-soprano
Coro e Orchestra Ghislieri
Giulio Prandi conductor

Venue Details & Map

Location

Wigmore Hall, London
36 Wigmore Street, London, W1U 2BP


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