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  • George Frideric Handel, Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63
    • Overture
    • I: "From this dread scene"
  • George Frideric Handel, Alexander Balus, HWV 65
    • Sinfonia
    • III: "Fury, with red sparkling eyes"
  • George Frideric Handel, Joshua, HWV 64
    • I: "Our limpid streams"
  • George Frideric Handel, Solomon, HWV 67
    • Overture
    • Fuga
    • III: "Will the sun forget to streak"
    • Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
    • I: "Welcome as the dawn of day"
  • George Frideric Handel, Belshazzar, HWV 61
    • Overture
    • III: "Great victor, at your feet I bow"
  • George Frideric Handel, Theodora, HWV 68
    • I.1 : Ouverture, Trio, Courante
    • II.5 : "To thee, thou glorious son of Worth"
    • I.4 : "Fly, fly, my brethren"
    • I.4 : "As with rosy steps the morn"
    • II.2 : "But why art thou disquieted, my soul?"
    • II.2 : "Oh, that I on wings could rise"
    • III.6 : "Streams of pleasure ever flowing"
  • George Frideric Handel, Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17
    • III, 10: Duetto "Caro! - Bella! Piu amabile belta"
  • George Frideric Handel, Rodelinda, HWV 19
    • II. "Io t'abbraccio"

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concert Karina Gauvin and Marie-Nicole Lemieux perform Handel — With Les Violons du Roy and Jonathan Cohen A spectacular lineup of vocal and orchestral selections from Handel's greatest English-language oratorios

A spectacular lineup of vocal and orchestral selections from Handel's greatest English-language oratorios

Karina Gauvin and Marie-Nicole Lemieux perform Handel — With Les Violons du Roy and Jonathan Cohen A spectacular lineup of vocal and orchestral selections from Handel's greatest English-language oratorios

About

Celebrate the 40th anniversary of one of the world's most celebrated chamber orchestras, the Quebec-based Les Violons du Roy, in grand Handelian style with legendary Canadian singers, Baroque experts, and longtime collaborators Karina Gauvin and Marie-Nicole Lemieux! Led by music director Jonathan Cohen, the orchestra performs an all-Handel extravaganza made up of overtures, sinfonias, arias, and duets from no fewer than six of the Baroque master's finest English-language oratorios. Gauvin's smooth soprano and Lemieux's rich contralto blend in effortless harmony with Les Violons du Roy to cover the full range of Handel's unfailingly moving melodies, including "From this dread scene" from Judas Maccabaeus, the Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon, "As with rosy steps the morn" from Theodora, and more enchanting selections performed with precision and passion.

Marie-Nicole Lemieux appears courtesy of Erato / Warner Classics.

Cast

Program

  • George Frideric Handel, Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63
    • Overture
    • I: "From this dread scene"
  • George Frideric Handel, Alexander Balus, HWV 65
    • Sinfonia
    • III: "Fury, with red sparkling eyes"
  • George Frideric Handel, Joshua, HWV 64
    • I: "Our limpid streams"
  • George Frideric Handel, Solomon, HWV 67
    • Overture
    • Fuga
    • III: "Will the sun forget to streak"
    • Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
    • I: "Welcome as the dawn of day"
  • George Frideric Handel, Belshazzar, HWV 61
    • Overture
    • III: "Great victor, at your feet I bow"
  • George Frideric Handel, Theodora, HWV 68
    • I.1 : Ouverture, Trio, Courante
    • II.5 : "To thee, thou glorious son of Worth"
    • I.4 : "Fly, fly, my brethren"
    • I.4 : "As with rosy steps the morn"
    • II.2 : "But why art thou disquieted, my soul?"
    • II.2 : "Oh, that I on wings could rise"
    • III.6 : "Streams of pleasure ever flowing"
  • George Frideric Handel, Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17
    • III, 10: Duetto "Caro! - Bella! Piu amabile belta"
  • George Frideric Handel, Rodelinda, HWV 19
    • II. "Io t'abbraccio"

Details

  • Venue: Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre (Ottawa, Canada)
  • Broadcast date: Oct. 31, 2024, 12:30 a.m.
  • Production date: 2024
  • Replay available until: November 1, 2029
  • Duration: 1 h 39 min
  • Production: © Les Violons du Roy / Prodcan, an audiovisual production of Prodcan
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