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La Decima Musa: Music from the Golden Age of Venetian Opera 1650-1660

Thu 19 Feb 26
7:30PM

£2 - £10 Holy Trinity Church, Rotherhithe SE16 5HF 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. Using surviving payment records from venetian theatres, Mezzo Camilla Seale and countertenor Tristram Cooke will be accompanied by an ensemble which matches a Venetian theatre band of the time as closely as possible, comprising two violins, bass viol, three theorbos, harpsichord and a pentagonal virginal. 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... READ MORE>

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