Harriman-Jewell Series: Bringing the Best of the Performing Arts to Kansas City

wed jan 21 09: 7:30 p.m.

folly theater, k.c.

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program

all-Handel program "Furore"
(arias of madness and fury)

Les Talens Lyriques:
Christophe Rousset, conductor and harpsichordist

Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano

"Dolce riposo" from Teseo

"Ira, sdegni, e furore" from Teseo

"O stringero nel sen" from Teseo

"Moriro, ma vendicata" from Teseo

Overture to Imeneo

"Sorge nell'alma mia" from Imeneo

"Crude furie" from Serse

Chaconne from Il Pastor Fido

"Scherza infida" from Ariodante

Chaconne from Rodrigo

Overture to Hercules

"Cease Ruler of the Day to Rise" from Hercules

"Where Shall I Fly" from Hercules

Kansas City’s favorite mezzo returns to the Series with friends—she and the Paris-based ensemble Les Talens Lyriques, led by Christophe Rousset, will perform a collection of arias and orchestral pieces from Handel’s operas. (The Series and Carnegie Hall are the only U.S. hosts for this collaboration.)

series debut of Les Talens Lyriques

previous performances by Ms. DiDonato in 2003 and 2006; she was a “visiting artist” for the Series at William Jewell College in February 2007

links:

Joyce DiDonato's website

Les Talens Lyriques' website

check Amazon.com

Joyce DiDonato's upcoming
CD release "Furore"
Click here to watch the video that supports the recording.

The CD will be released on January 13, 2009.

Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano, and Les Talens Lyriques

wed jan 21 09: 7:30 p.m.

folly theater, k.c.

Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano,
and Les Talens Lyriques