DI SOSPIRI E DI TEMPESTE

Ensemble Barocco di Napoli with Tommaso Rossi (flute) & Maria Grazia Schiavo (soprano)

Sunday 19, January | 7:30 pm

Teatru Manoel, Valletta

In Baroque aesthetics, music not only describes the world of nature, but also the intricate inner geography of the human soul. Di Sospiri e di Tempeste showcases vocal and instrumental masterpieces by Vivaldi and Händel highlighting this descriptive aspect of music.

This concert is supported by the Istituto Italiano di Cultura La Valletta and Alice Pizza.

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PROGRAMME

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Antonio VIVALDI (1678-1741) 

Concerto in C Major for 2 flutes, strings and basso continuo RV 533

Gelido in ogni vena from Farnace

Siam navi all’onde algenti from L’Olimpiade

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George Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759)

Qual farfalletta from Partenope

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Antonio VIVALDI

Concerto in C minor RV 441 for recorder

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George Frideric HANDEL

Partenope, Ouverture

Sweet bird from L’Allegro, Il Penseroso e il Moderato

Di tempeste il legno infranto from Giulio Cesare 

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Antonio VIVALDI

Ombre vane, ingiusti orrori from Griselda

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George Frideric HANDEL

Piangerò la sorta mia from Giulio Cesare

Il volo così fido from Riccardo I    

MUSICIANS

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Ensemble Barocco di Napoli

Maria Grazia Schiavo, soprano

Tommaso Rossi, recorder, transverse flute and director