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40th anniversary evening of the Musiciens du Louvre: Handel / Gluck

Summary

Concert
  • Wednesday October 19th 2022
  • Royal Opera
  • 8pm | 3h with intermission
Homepage 40th anniversary evening of the Musiciens du Louvre: Handel / Gluck

Cast

Caroline Jestaedt Soprano

Marie Perbost Soprano

Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-soprano

Marina Viotti Mezzo-soprano

Aude Extrémo Mezzo-soprano

Paul-Antoine Bénos-DjianCountertenor

Stanislas de Barbeyrac Tenor

Florian Sempey Baritone

Alexandre DuhamelBaritone

Laurent Naouri Bass-baritone

Gaëlle Arquez Mezzo-soprano

Chœur de chambre de Namur

Les Musiciens du Louvre

Marc Minkowski Conductor

 

Programme

Part I

 

Georg Friedrich Handel (1685–1759)

Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Act III)

 

Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714–1787)

Armide: “The more I observe these places”

“Come, come, relentless hatred” (Act III, scenes 3-5)

 

Georg Friedrich Handel

Amadigi: “Of an unfortunate lover… Tyrannical pain”

 

Concerto grosso op. 3 No. 1: First Movement

 

Ariodante: “Ungrateful Polinesso… Negligent”

 

The Resurrection: “I, trembling… O you of Erebus”

Concerto grosso op. 3 No. 2: Largo, Second Movement

 

Christoph Willibald Gluck

Iphigenia in Tauris: “Heaven… Of dark forebodings”

“O unfortunate Iphigenia”

“Protective gods… The calm… Let us avenge nature”

 

Don Juan: Larghetto and Dance of the Spectres

 

Interlude

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Part II

Homage to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

 

Georg Friedrich Handel

Saul: Funeral March

 

Esther: “Turn not, O Queen, Thy face away”

 

Coronation Anthem “Zadok the Priest”

 

Tamerlano: “Oh per me lieto… Si, figlia, io moro”

 

Concerto grosso op. 3 No. 2: Vivace, First Movement

 

Alcina: “Tornami a vagheggiar”

“Ora intendo… Ah! Mio cor”

 

Christoph Willibald Gluck

Iphigenia in Aulis: “Diana pitiless”

 

Alceste: “Ah, despite myself”

“Divinities of the Styx”

 

Orpheus and Eurydice: Dance of the Blessed Spirits

 

Georg Friedrich Handel

Theodora: “To thee, thou glorious son of worth”

 

Samson: “O Loss of Sight… Total Eclipse”

 

Ariodante: “After Night”

 

Semele: “Happy shall we be”

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