Music of the Baroque: Classical Heroines

Led by Nicholas Kraemer, “Classical Heroines” explores the tension between 18th-century operatic heroines’ traditional roles as wives, girlfriends, and lovers and the undeniable sheer power of the female voice. The outstanding Baroque specialist, soprano Amanda Forsythe, joins Kraemer and the Music of the Baroque Orchestra for an unforgettable evening of arias and orchestral drama.

HANDEL Overture to Agrippina

HAYDN Scena di Berenice

HANDEL Incidental music and songs from Alceste

PURCELL Chacony in G Minor

“Dido’s Lament” from Dido and Aeneas

HAYDN Symphony No. 11 in E-flat Major

HANDEL “Da tempeste” from Giulio Cesare

Music of the Baroque Orchestra

Nicholas Kraemer, conductor

Amanda Forsythe, soprano

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