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  • George Frideric Handel, Jephtha, HWV 70
    • I: "Some dire events hang o'er our heads..."
  • Leonardo Leo, Andromaca
    • Act I: "Prendi quel ferro, o barbaro!"
  • Emilio de' Cavalieri, Rappresentatione di Anima, et di Corpo
    • Sinfonia
  • Henry Purcell, Dido and Æneas
    • III: "Thy hand Belinda"
  • George Frideric Handel, Agrippina, HWV 6
    • Act II: "Pensieri, voi mi tormentate"
  • George Frideric Handel, Rinaldo, HWV 7
    • II, 4: "Lascia ch'io pianga"
  • Henry Purcell, The Indian Queen, Z.630
    • IV, 2: "They tell us that your mighty powers above"
  • George Frideric Handel, Susanna, HWV 66
    • Act II: "Crystal streams in murmurs flowing"
  • George Frideric Handel, Rinaldo, HWV 7
    • I, 6: "Augelletti che cantate"
  • George Frideric Handel, Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17
    • Act 3: "Da tempeste il legno infranto"
  • Niccolò Jommelli, Attilio Regolo
    • I: "Per che di giubilo"

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concert Joyce DiDonato sings In War and Peace: Harmony through Music With Il Pomo d'oro, under the direction of Maxim Emelyanychev

With Il Pomo d'oro, under the direction of Maxim Emelyanychev

Joyce DiDonato sings In War and Peace: Harmony through Music With Il Pomo d'oro, under the direction of Maxim Emelyanychev

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"In the midst of chaos, how do you find peace?" Superstar mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato turns to Baroque opera to answer this very contemporary question. This filmed concert at Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu presents DiDonato performing arias from her latest album, accompanied by Il Pomo d'oro and its harpsichordist-conductor Maxim Emelyanychev.

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Cast

  • Ralf Pleger | Stage director
  • Henning Blum | Lighting designer
  • Yousef Iskandar | Video designer
  • Vivienne Westwood | Costumes
  • Lasha Rostobaia | Manuel Palazzo's costumes
  • Manuel Palazzo | Dancer, Choreographer
  • Il Pomo d'oro
  • Maxim Emelyanichev | Harpsichordist, Conductor

Program

  • George Frideric Handel, Jephtha, HWV 70
    • I: "Some dire events hang o'er our heads..."
  • Leonardo Leo, Andromaca
    • Act I: "Prendi quel ferro, o barbaro!"
  • Emilio de' Cavalieri, Rappresentatione di Anima, et di Corpo
    • Sinfonia
  • Henry Purcell, Dido and Æneas
    • III: "Thy hand Belinda"
  • George Frideric Handel, Agrippina, HWV 6
    • Act II: "Pensieri, voi mi tormentate"
  • George Frideric Handel, Rinaldo, HWV 7
    • II, 4: "Lascia ch'io pianga"
  • Henry Purcell, The Indian Queen, Z.630
    • IV, 2: "They tell us that your mighty powers above"
  • George Frideric Handel, Susanna, HWV 66
    • Act II: "Crystal streams in murmurs flowing"
  • George Frideric Handel, Rinaldo, HWV 7
    • I, 6: "Augelletti che cantate"
  • George Frideric Handel, Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17
    • Act 3: "Da tempeste il legno infranto"
  • Niccolò Jommelli, Attilio Regolo
    • I: "Per che di giubilo"

Details

  • Directed by:
    • Olivier Simonnet
  • Venue: Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona, Spain)
  • Production date: 2017
  • Duration: 1 h 40 min
  • Production: © Camera lucida productions – ARTE France – Askonas Holt
  • Available version(s): EN
  • Available subtitle(s) : FR
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