Handel’s Leading Ladies
In 18th-century London, the operatic stage was as much a site of social spectacle as of musical innovation, shaped by star performers, fashionable audiences and the ambitions of a rapidly […]
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Handel: Messiah
The Queen's Hall 85 - 89 Clerk Street, Edinburgh, United KingdomGeorge Frideric Handel Messiah, HWV 56 Matthew Truscott violin & director Rowan Pierce soprano Anita Monserrat mezzo-soprano Ed Lyon tenor Marcus Farnsworth baritone It’s no surprise that Handel’s Messiah continues […]
Bach: Matthew Passion 300
The Queen's Hall 85 - 89 Clerk Street, Edinburgh, United KingdomBach’s Matthew Passion was first performed on Good Friday 1727. Amidst the drama of betrayal, trial, judgement, and crucifixion, there runs a thread of love, both human and divine. Johann […]
Strings of Italy
The Queen's Hall 85 - 89 Clerk Street, Edinburgh, United KingdomThroughout the 17th and early 18th centuries, Italian composers transformed string writing into one of Europe’s most influential musical languages. Alessandro Stradella Sinfonia in D Johann Rosenmüller Sinfonia Prima in […]
Handel: Dixit Dominus
The Queen's Hall 85 - 89 Clerk Street, Edinburgh, United KingdomA young Handel travelled to Italy, immersing himself in a musical world shaped by composers such as Caldara and Lotti. Antonio Caldara Introduzione from L’olimpiade Antonio Lotti Missa Sancti Christophori […]
