FINAL CONCERT VOICE RESIDENCY — CAPPELLA MEDITERRANEA

GEORG FRIEDRICH HÄNDEL
Brockes-Passion
“Lascia ch’io pianga” (Let Me Weep), aria of Almirena from Rinaldo
“Dixit Dominus Domino meo” (The Lord Said unto My Lord), chorus from Dixit Dominus
“Wretched Lovers,” chorus from Acis and Galatea
Judas Maccabaeus
“The clouded scene begins to clear,” chorus from Athalia
“Nel mondo e nell’abisso” (Through the world and into the abyss), aria of Leone from Tamerlano
Alcina — “Ah! mio cor” (Ah! My Heart), aria of Alcina and “Verdi prati” (Green Meadows), aria of Ruggiero
“Honour and arms,” aria of Harapha from Samson
“Where’er you walk,” aria of Jupiter from Semele
Ariodante — Sinfonia (Act II)
Messiah — “Rejoice greatly,” “Why do the nations so furiously rage together,” and “Hallelujah”

To discover today the big names of tomorrow: such is the aim of this concert, put together in collaboration with Leonardo García-Alarcón, who joins the Académie this year with his ensemble Cappella Mediterranea to share his knowledge of the repertoire and his approach to interpretation. In keeping with the spirit of the Académie's residencies, he will be entrusting part of the musical direction of the concert to a young female conductor in residence. On the programme is a selection of Handel's most beautiful arias and a wealth of new voices belonging to the ten young opera singers of the Académie.