Program
George Frideric Handel (1685—1759)
Augelletti, ruscelletti, aria from the oratorio La resurrezione, HWV 47 (1708)
Zadok the Priest, coronation anthem № 1, HWV 258 (1727)
Disserratevi, o porte d’Averno, aria from the oratorio La resurrezione, HWV 47 (1708)
Ah! Crudel nel pianto mio, aris from the opera Rinaldo, HWV 78 (1711)
Overture to the opera Agrippina, HWV 6 (1709–1710)
As with Rosy Steps the Morn, aria from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)
De torrente in via bibet, duet with chorus from the psalm Dixit Dominus, HWV 232 (1707)
Oh, Let the Merry Bells Ring Round, aria with chorus from the oratorio L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55 (1740)
Pena tiranna, aria from the opera Amadigi di Gaula, HWV 11 (1715)
Eternal Source of Light Divine, fragment from the Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74 (1713)
Alla Hornpipe, № 2 from the suite for orchestra The Water Music № 2 in D major, HWV 349 (1716–1717)
Who Calls my Parting Soul from Death, duet from the oratorio Esther, HWV 50b (1732)
He Saw the Lovely Youth, chorus from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)
Piangerò la sorte mia, aria from the opera Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17 (1724)
Ah! Stigie larve — Vaghe pupille, recitative and aria from the opera Orlando, HWV 31 (1733)
O Love Divine, thou Source of Fame, chorus from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)
Sing Ye to the Lord, chorus with solo soprano from the oratorio Israel in Egypt, HWV 54 (1739)
Performers:
musicAeterna orchestra and choir
artists from the Anton Rubinstein Academy
Sofia Tsygankova, soprano
Diana Nosyreva, soprano
Iveta Simonyan, soprano
Ksenia Dorodova, soprano
Tatyana Bikmukhametova, soprano
Yulia Vakula, mezzo-soprano
soloist and vocal coach of the Anton Rubinstein
Academy Andrey Nemzer, countertenor
Conductor — Teodor Currentzis
Details
A pasticcio (Italian for “pie” or “mash-up”) was a popular 18th-century stage practice — an artfully crafted mix of musical pieces, often from different works, assembled into a new dramatic whole. In Hændel, this form brings together excerpts from Handel’s powerful Old Testament oratorios, dramatic arias from his Italian operas (Rinaldo, Giulio Cesare in Egitto, Orlando, Teseo), and dazzling instrumental pieces.
All music will be performed on period instruments and in historical baroque tuning by musicAeterna artists, known for their thoughtful and detailed work with historically informed performance and their pursuit of authentic sound. The semi-staged format and collage-like nature of the production follow the spirit of baroque spectacle — full of illusion, shifting perspectives, scale play, and a deep focus on the voice and space.