La Decima Musa, or The Tenth Muse
Music from the Golden Age of Venetian Opera, 1650-1660
Tickets £10 - £20
Programme:
Francesco Cavalli (1602 - 1676):
Cantata: Se la giù negl'abissi
Torindo, ove s'in via, from Orimonte (1650)
Dolce Frode, from Eritrea (1652)
Menfi, mia patria, from Statira (1656)
Ahi questo è il fine amaro, from Erismena (1655)
Barbara Strozzi (1619 -1677):
Eraclito Amoroso Cantate, ariette, e duetti (1651)
Francesco Lucio (1628 - 1658):
Donne belle e vezzose from Medoro (1658)
Medoro, e dove sei, from Medoro (1658)
Pietro Andrea Ziani (1616 - 1684):
Rodope, dove sei, from Le Fortune di Rodope e Damira (1657)
Marmi spietati from Le Fortune di Rodope e Damira (1657)
Performers:
Mezzo: Camilla Seale
Countertenor: Tristram Cooke
Violin: Andrew Taheny & Sophia Mücke
Bass viol: Harry Buckoke
Theorbo: Kristiina Watt, Jonatan Bougt & Peter Martin
Keyboards: Luke Mitchell & Oliver Doyle
This concert is made possible by the generous support of the Continuo Foundation and Cavalli Charity.
Musica Antica Rotherhithe present cantatas and extracts from operas written for Venice's public theatres in the mid-seventeenth century, many of which have lain unperformed for over 350 years.
