Event Info
If Love's a Sweet Passion: Victoria Baroque
Victoria Baroque Players with one of the most distinguished Canadian sopranos, N...
7:30pm - 9:30pm Doors at: 7:00pm
$28 / $25 senior / $5 student & child
Event Description
Victoria Baroque Players with one of the most distinguished Canadian sopranos, Nancy Argenta.
Vocal and Instrumental music from the height of the English Baroque - Purcell, Handel and more.
Boyce: Sinfonia No.1 in B flat Major
Handel: Cantata Crudel Tiranno
Croft: Overture to Laurus Cruenta
Lampe: Aria "Pretty Warblers"
Handel: Concerto in D major
Purcell: Fantasy upon a Ground in D major
Purcell: Songs and Arias from Fairy Queen
About Nancy Argenta:
With a repertoire spanning three centuries, Nancy Argenta has been hailed not only as the supreme Handel soprano of our age but also for her performances of works by such diverse composers as Mahler, Mozart, Schubert and Schoenberg. Conductors with whom she has collaborated include Ozawa, Gardiner, Davis, Blomstedt, Pinnock, Hogwood and Norrington. She has sung with the Philharmonia Orchestra, the Boston Symphony, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the Leipzig Gewandhaus, and the Toronto, Montreal, and Sydney Symphony Orchestras.
Venue
1611 Quadra
Open / Operational
In-Person Event
Sat. September 10th 2016 + Add to Calendar
St. John The Divine
