English Orpheus

Fri Jun 18 2021 at 07:30 pm to 08:45 pm

Christ Church Neighborhood House | Philadelphia

Tempesta di Mare - Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra
Publisher/HostTempesta di Mare - Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra
English Orpheus
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Jacob Perry, the tenor who won everyone’s heart at our 2018 Messiah, takes center stage in an intimate 5-act cabaret on love’s eternal themes—courtship, requital, betrayal, breakup, and solace—as told through English songs by Dowland, Purcell, Blow, and Handel and poetry by Shakespeare, Dryden, Wortley, and Congreve.

Poetry read by AUDELCO and Barrymore Award-Winning actress Jaylene Clark Owens with instrumental interludes by the Tempesta di Mare Chamber Players. Join us for this Tempesta original, which concludes our 2020-2021 season.

PERFORMERS:
Jacob Perry | tenor
Jaylene Clark Owens | actress
Tempesta di Mare Chamber Players
Cost: $30 (75 seated tickets are available).
PROGRAM:
Georg Frideric Handel: "Look down, harmonious saint"
Henry Purcell: "Strike the viol, touch the lute", "Sweeter than Roses", "Music for a while"
John Blow: "O turn not those fine eyes away", "Poor Celadon"
John Dowland: " In darkness let me dwell", "Now, oh now, I needs must depart"
instrumental interludes from all 4 composers and poetry by Shakespeare, Dryden, Wortley, and Congreve
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St, Philadelphia, PA 19106, United States

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