Handel's Apollo e Dafne
About this event
In Apollo e Dafne, Handel retells the ancient story of a boastful god’s frustrated love and a determined nymph’s unbending resistance. This dramatic cantata, completed after Handel’s return from Italy, exudes the fresh vitality and self-assurance of a newly famous composer at his homecoming and hints at the future glories of his opera career. Alongside this colourful early work, the Pacific Baroque Orchestra presents Vivaldi’s Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major (“La Notte”) and Handel’s Overture to Agrippina.
Programme
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759): Ouverture from Agrippina, HWV 6
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major (“La Notte”), RV 501
George Frideric Handel: Apollo e Dafne (La terra è liberata), HWV 122
Runtime: approx. 58 min
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