Magdalena Kožená / Liederabend

In the organizer's words:

Of melancholy and prima donnas

For more than two decades, Magdalena Kožená has thrilled global audiences as one of the world's leading voices. The New York Times once described her unique presence as: "Vocally elegant, emotionally direct and stylistically adept." In the private atmosphere of the Kleines Saal, the singing quick-change artist, accompanied only by Azul Lima's sensitive theorbo playing, presents a program of baroque classics such as Purcell's world-famous lament "When I Am Laid in Earth" or arias by the composer and prima donna Barbara Strozzi.

Cast

Magdalena Koženámezzo-soprano

Azul Limatheorbo, romantic guitar

Program

Henry Purcell
Music for a While / Aria from the opera "Oedipus" Z 583
Sweeter than Roses / from the play "Pausanias, the Betrayer of his Country" Z 585

John Dowland
In Darkness Let Me Dwell

Azul Lima
Improvisation

Tarquinio Merula
Canzonetta spirituale sopra la Nanna "Hor ch'è tempo di dormire"

Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger
Kapsperger / from: Libro quarto d'intavolatura di chitarone

Brett Dean
Gertrude Fragments

Henry Purcell
When I am Laid in Earth / recitative and aria of Dido from "Dido and Aeneas" Z 626

-Intermission -

Barbara Strozzi
Lagrime mie / Lamento

Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger
Toccata arpeggiata

Giulio Caccini
Odi, Euterpe, il dolce canto

Marc Antonio Cesti
Disseratevi abissi

Azul Lima
Passacaglia (Improvisation)

Luciano Berio
Sequenza III for female voice

Tarquinio Merula
Quando io voisi l'altra sera

Venue: Elbphilharmonie / Small Hall

Organizer: HamburgMusik

Price information:

€ 53 | 37 | 24 | 13

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