repertoire
Henry Purcell: Music for a While (1692) 3′
Henry Purcell: Sweeter than Roses (1695) 3′
John Dowland: In Darkness Let Me Dwell (1610) 4′
Tarquinio Merula: Canzonetta spirituale (1636) 9′
Brett Dean: Gertrude Fragments (2002) 6′
Henry Purcell: “When I am Laid in Earth” (from the opera Dido and Aeneas, 1689) 3´40
Luciano Berio: Sequenza for solo voice (1965) 7′
Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger: Toccata arpeggiata (1604) 3′
Antonio Cesti: Disseratevi abissi (1668) 4′
Giulio Caccini: Odi Euterpe (1601) 3′
Alessandro Piccinini: Toccata VIII (1623) 4′
Barbara Strozzi: Lagrime mie (1659) 10′
Tarquinio Merula: Quando io vossi l’altra sera (1638) 3′
ARTISTS
Magdalena Kozená, mezzo-soprano
Daniele Caminiti, lute
Programme
The collaboration between the human voice and the lute has given rise to extraordinary works that transcend time. In this concert, the audience will have the opportunity to experience a remarkable repertoire performed by one of the great mezzo-sopranos of recent decades, the Czech artist Magdalena Kožená, who, over the course of her career, has graced the stage in operas, concerts, and recitals. Now, together with Sicilian lutist Daniele Caminiti, the singer will perform pieces from the 17th century, as well as the Sequenza for solo voice by the composer Luciano Berio (1925-2003). The programme includes, among other compositions, unique compositions such as Lagrime mie, by the Italian composer Barbara Strozzi, and the well-known “Lament de Dido”, Dido’s concluding aria from the opera Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell, which premièred in London in 1688.
