Organization

Singer

Soprano

Rachel Redmond

soprano

Tenor

James Way

tenor

Bass

Sreten Manojlovic

bass

Conductor

William Christie

Others

Les Arts Florissants

Berliner Philharmoniker

Baroque weekend

Berlin

Germany

Berliner Philharmonie

Großer Saal

Baroque weekend: L'allegro, il penseroso ed il moderato Händel

Public

L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato

Approved

Laughter or contemplation? That is the question during this concert. In George Frideric Handel’s oratorio L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, three temperaments – the cheerful, the thoughtful and the moderate – discuss which attitude is better. One thing is already certain: the cheerful naturally prevails at the end. The philosophical libretto gave the composer a text suitable for setting off a fireworks of musical emotions. The favourite number in Handel’s day was the laughing aria Haste thee, Nymph. Conductor William Christie is one of the stars of the early music scene

English

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Cast