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SUMMARY:Handel's Leading Ladies
DESCRIPTION: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 expanding cultural scene and at its centre stood Handel. \nGeorge Frideric Handel\nConcerto Grosso Op.6 No.6\nTorni omai la pace from Tolomeo\nNo\, più soffrir non voglio from Alessandro  \nGiovanni Bononcini\nPrelude from Il Lamento d’Olimpia  \nGeorge Frideric Handel\nFalse Imagine from Ottone  \nGiovanni Bononcini\nDifese mi giurasti from Astianatte  \nJohn Butt director\nNardus Williams soprano \nIn 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 expanding cultural scene. At its centre stood Handel\, whose works were brought vividly to life by leading international singers and musicians\, two of whom were italian rivals\, Francesca Cuzzoni and Faustina Bordoni. \nFuelled by public intrigue and partisan audiences\, their famed rivalry became part of London’s cultural fabric\, as did the striking contrast between their voices: Cuzzoni’s pure\, expressive lyricism set against Bordoni’s brilliance and virtuosity. \nTickets: £6 – £30 (+ booking fee) \nIf you have access requirements\, please contact info@dunedin-consort.org.uk and we will reserve seating for you. \n\nIncluded in Edinburgh subscription season\, save up to 20% when buying 2+ concerts at the same time – book online at www.thequeenshall.net\, in person at The Queen’s Hall box office\, or call 0131 668 2019
URL:https://www.dunedin-consort.org.uk/diary/handel-edi2026/
LOCATION:Greyfriars Kirk\, Greyfriars Place\, Edinburgh\, EH1 2QQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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SUMMARY:Handel: Messiah
DESCRIPTION:George Frideric Handel Messiah\, HWV 56  \nMatthew Truscott violin & director\nRowan Pierce soprano\nAnita Monserrat mezzo-soprano\nEd Lyon tenor\nMarcus Farnsworth baritone \nIt’s no surprise that Handel’s Messiah continues to draw audiences back year after year. There is nothing quite like it. Although the Hallelujah chorus has become the work’s calling card\, Handel wrote every note to impress and astound his listeners.  \nIts choruses are as grand as anything Handel ever composed\, the solo writing profoundly moving\, the drama powerful and compelling. Performed ‘the Dunedin way’ as Handel would have first heard it\, with a small orchestra\, a team of twelve singers and soloists who step out from the chorus\, there are few more uplifting ways to celebrate the festive season  \nTickets: £6 – £42  \n\nIncluded in Edinburgh subscription season\, save up to 20% when buying 2+ concerts at the same time – book online at www.thequeenshall.net\, in person at The Queen’s Hall box office\, or call 0131 668 2019
URL:https://www.dunedin-consort.org.uk/diary/messiah-edi2026/
LOCATION:The Queen’s Hall\, 85 - 89 Clerk Street\, Edinburgh\, EH8 9JG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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SUMMARY:Bach: Matthew Passion 300
DESCRIPTION:Bach’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. \nJohann Sebastian Bach Matthew Passion\, BWV 244  \nJohn Butt director & harpsichord\nAnna Dennis soprano\nJames Hall countertenor\nNicholas Mulroy Evangelist\nMalachy Frame Christus\nRSNO youth chorus  \nBach’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.  \nEight singers and two orchestras work together and apart to narrate\, comment\, and reflect on the last days of Jesus’ life.  \nJoin us this Eastertide to celebrate 300 years of this extraordinary work.  \nTickets: £6 – £42 (+ booking fee) \n\nIncluded in Edinburgh subscription season\, save up to 20% when buying 2+ concerts at the same time – book online at www.thequeenshall.net\, in person at The Queen’s Hall box office\, or call 0131 668 2019
URL:https://www.dunedin-consort.org.uk/diary/matthew-passion-edi2027/
LOCATION:The Queen’s Hall\, 85 - 89 Clerk Street\, Edinburgh\, EH8 9JG\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Strings of Italy
DESCRIPTION:Throughout the 17th and early 18th centuries\, Italian composers transformed string writing into one of Europe’s most influential musical languages.  \nAlessandro Stradella Sinfonia in D\nJohann Rosenmüller Sinfonia Prima in F\nGiovanni Legrenzi Sonata “La Cremona” Op.8 No.10 in C\nAntonio Vivaldi Concerto for 4 violins RV 550\nArcangelo Corelli Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.2 in F\nGiovanni Legrenzi Sonata a4 Op.11 No.13 in a\nFrancesco Cavalli Canzon a4 in C from Music Sacre\nTomaso Albinoni Sinfonia Op. 2 No.3 in C\nAntonio Vivaldi Concerto for 2 violins RV 522  \nJohn Butt director\nDunedin Consort  \nThroughout the 17th and early 18th centuries\, Italian composers transformed string writing into one of Europe’s most influential musical languages. Figures such as Stradella\, Legrenzi and Corelli developed styles of increasing brilliance\, clarity and expressive power\, balancing contrapuntal richness with virtuosic flair.  \nFrom the elegant sonatas and sinfonias of Cavalli\, Rosenmüller and Albinoni to Vivaldi’s electrifying concertos for multiple violins\, this programme traces the evolution of the Italian string tradition at a moment of extraordinary creativity and invention.  \nTickets: £6 – £42  \n\nIncluded in Edinburgh subscription season\, save up to 20% when buying 2+ concerts at the same time – book online at www.thequeenshall.net\, in person at The Queen’s Hall box office\, or call 0131 668 2019
URL:https://www.dunedin-consort.org.uk/diary/strings-edi2027/
LOCATION:The Queen’s Hall\, 85 - 89 Clerk Street\, Edinburgh\, EH8 9JG\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Handel: Dixit Dominus
DESCRIPTION:A young Handel travelled to Italy\, immersing himself in a musical world shaped by composers such as Caldara and Lotti.  \nAntonio Caldara Introduzione from L’olimpiade\nAntonio Lotti Missa Sancti Christophori\nGeorge Frideric Handel Dixit Dominus HWV 232 \nJohn Butt director & harpsichord\nHilary Cronin soprano\nHelen Charlston mezzo-soprano\nDunedin Consort side by side with students from Royal Conservatoire of Scotland  \nA young Handel travelled to Italy\, immersing himself in a musical world shaped by composers such as Caldara and Lotti. There he absorbed a rich and expressive style marked by clarity\, balance and vitality – qualities that would continue shape his own musical language.  \nLotti’s Missa Sancti Christophori\, later compiled by his student Jan Dismas Zelenka\, represents Italian sacred polyphony at its finest\, combining expressive depth with structural refinement\, especially in the breathtaking Crucifixus. Meanwhile\, Handel’s Dixit Dominus transforms these Italian roots into a work of choral brilliance and rhythmic energy\, where voices and instruments combine with striking power.  \nPre-concert talk with John Butt at 6.30pm \nTickets: £6 – £42  \n\nIncluded in Edinburgh subscription season\, save up to 20% when buying 2+ concerts at the same time – book online at www.thequeenshall.net\, in person at The Queen’s Hall box office\, or call 0131 668 2019
URL:https://www.dunedin-consort.org.uk/diary/dixit-edi2027/
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