Concert
L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato
George Frideric Handel
L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato
George Frideric Handel
Ensemble
Choir and Orchestra of Les Arts Florissants
Musical direction
Cast
Rachel REDMOND, soprano - (in alternance)
Rowan PIERCE, soprano - (March 6 & October, 2022)
James WAY, tenor - (in alternance)
Rory CARVER, tenor - (October 2022)
Andrew FOSTER-WILLIAMS, bass - (December 2021)
Sreten MANOJLOVIC, bass - (in alternance)
Victor SICARD, bass - (October 2022)
Clemens Jürgen SCHWARZ, boy soprano - soloist of St. Florianer Sängerknaben (December 2021)
Benedikt FORSTNER, boy soprano - soloist of St. Florianer Sängerknaben (December 2021)
Leo JEMISON, boy soprano - Soliste du Trinity Choir de Londres (mars 2022)
Benjamin FLETCHER, boy soprano - (12 octobre 2022)
Program
George Frideric HANDEL - L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato
"I am often asked if I have a piece that is part of my unconditional, indispensable: well, I can put L’Allegro it in the category of my favorites.” William Christie
“A much-needed joyous and healing Handel” The Times (UK)
"A sublime performance" Place de l'Opéra (NL)
"Every visit to Les Arts Florrissants and its director, William Christie, should be mandatory for anyone who dares to call himself a music lover" - Magazine Platea
★★★★★ Bachtrack.de
Created in London on February 27, 1740, L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato is presented as a great lyric poem. Based on a libretto by Charles Jennens and James Harris after the poetry of John Milton, this pastoral ode was written by Handel in record time - barely two weeks. Unique in the composer's output, it uses three allegories, each illustrated in one of the three parts of the work: the Allegro (Gaiety), il Penseroso (Melancholy) and il Moderato (Moderate).
William Christie and Les Arts Florissants have already performed L'Allegro on several occasions, notably in a version directed by choreographer Robyn Orlin at the Opéra Garnier in 2007. In order to fully rediscover the musical flavor, this concert version brings together three great soloists from different editions of Jardin des Voix, the academy for young singers of Les Arts Florissants.
Live broadcast of the concert at Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam on December 11, 2021 on NPO Radio 4
Previous dates
San Sebastian / Spain
Auditorio Palacio de Congresos
- Wednesday, October 12 2022
London / United Kingdom
Barbican Centre, Concert Hall
- Monday, March 14 2022, 7.30pm
Saffron Walden / United Kingdom
Saffron Hall
- Sunday, March 13 2022
Compiègne / France
Théâtre Impérial
- Thursday, March 10 2022, 8.30pm
Madrid / Spain
Auditorio Nacional de Música
- Tuesday, March 8 2022
Berlin / Germany
Philharmonie
- Sunday, March 6 2022, 11am
Paris / France
Philharmonie de Paris
- Sunday, December 19 2021, 4.30pm
Moscow / Russia
Tchaikovsky Concert Hall
- Thursday, December 16 2021, 7pm
Luxembourg / Luxembourg
Philharmonie
- Monday, December 13 2021, 8pm
Antwerp / Belgium
Le Singel
- Sunday, December 12 2021, 3pm, CANCELLED
Amsterdam / Pays-Bas
Concertgebouw
- Saturday, December 11 2021, 1.30pm
Associated medias
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5 videos -
3 albums -
2 audios -
1 scores -
2 texts
