Handel and Hendrix in London
Monday 2 September, 1.00pm at 23 & 25 Brook Street, Mayfair, London, W1K 4HB.
George Frideric Handel – Solitudini care, amata libertà, HWV 163
George Frideric Handel – Semele, HWV 58: ‘Oh Sleep, why dost though leave me’
George Frideric Handel – Athalia, HWV 52: ‘Gentle airs, melodious strains’
Johann Ernst Galliard – Sonata No. 5
George Frideric Handel – Alcina, HWV 34: ‘Credete al mio dolore’
George Frideric Handel – No se emenderá jamás, HWV 140
George Frideric Handel – Alexander’s Feast, HWV 75: ‘Softly sweet in Lydian measure’
Performers
The Portrait Players
Described in its debut concert as ‘beguiling’, The Portrait Players is an all-female trio whose engaging programmes are inspired by historical characters. Featuring Claire Ward (soprano), Kristiina Watt (theorbo/lute) and Miriam Nohl (cello/viola da gamba), the trio, founded in January 2023, has quickly established a busy concert schedule across the UK.
Programme Note
This programme tells the story of some of Handel’s favourite soloists through the music he composed for them and the music they themselves composed. Featuring music written for or by cellist Andrea Caporale, oboeist Johann Ernst Galliard and singers Margherita Durastanti, Anna Maria la Strada, Élisabeth Duparc and John Beard.