Name: L'allegro, il penseroso ed il moderato
Start: 2022-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Kursaal

Organization

Conductor

William Christie

Soprano

Rowan Pierce

soprano

Tenor

Rory Carver

tenor

Bass

Victor Sicard

bass

Ben Fletcher

Others

Les Arts Florissants

L'allegro, il penseroso ed il moderato -  (L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato)

Donostia / San Sebastian

Spain

Kursaal

L'allegro, il penseroso ed il moderato Händel

Public

L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato

Approved

Created in London on February 27, 1740, L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato is presented as a great lyric poem. Based on a libretto by Charles Jennens and James Harris after the poetry of John Milton, this pastoral ode was written by Handel in record time - barely two weeks. Unique in the composer's output, it uses three allegories, each illustrated in one of the three parts of the work: the Allegro (Gaiety), il Penseroso (Melancholy) and il Moderato (Moderate).

William Christie and Les Arts Florissants have already performed L'Allegro on several occasions, notably in a version directed by choreographer Robyn Orlin at the Opéra Garnier in 2007. In order to fully rediscover the musical flavor, this concert version brings together three great soloists from different editions of Jardin des Voix, the academy for young singers of Les Arts Florissants.

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Ensemble