About this Event
Step into the world of 18th-century opera, where fierce rivalry, dazzling voices and celebrity ruled the stage.
Discover the story of opera’s original divas, Francesca Cuzzoni and Faustina Bordoni, through spectacular music by Handel and Bononcini.
Featuring the exceptional soprano Nardus Williams, directed by John Butt, and the musicians of Dunedin Consort this is an evening of vocal brilliance, musical drama and larger-than-life personalities.
Programme
George Frideric Handel
Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.6
Torni omai la pace from Tolomeo
No, più soffrir non voglio from Alessandro
Giovanni Bononcini Prelude from Il Lamento d’Olimpia
George Frideric Handel False Imagine from Ottone
Giovanni Bononcini Difese mi giurasti from Astianatte
Discover more about the programme in our free pre-concert talk with John Butt at 6.30pm.
Doors at 7pm, or 6.15pm if attending the pre-concert talk.
90 minute duration including 20 minute interval.
For further information visit: www.dunedin-consort.org.uk/diary/handel-gla2026/
Agenda
🕑: 06:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Pre-concert talk with John Butt
Info: Discover more about the history and cultural goings on around the time of Handel.
Event venue & nearby stays
St Aloysius' Church, Garnethill, 25 Rose Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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