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