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On this episode of Encore Houston, Ars Lyrica Houston presents the exquisite vocal stylings of Jamie Barton, who was recently awarded the Metropolitan Opera’s Beverly Sills Award, a prestigious honor for young singers. Artistic Director Matthew Dirst conducts from the harpsichord in their season opening concert of 2015, Autumn Hunt, with a running theme of both hunter and hunted throughout. From the Persian king Xerxes (Serse in Italian) who sings of unrequited love, to Orpheus, the Greek hero who desperately seeks to bring his beloved Eurydice back from the Underworld, the concert presents works by Baroque and Classical era superstars Handel, Vivaldi, Gluck, and Haydn.
- GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL, Excerpts from Serse
- HANDEL, Excerpts from Semele
- ANTONIO VIVALDI, Concerto in F major, Op. 8/3, "Autumn"
- CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK, Excerpts from Orfeo ed Euridice
- VIVALDI, "Ho il cor già lacero" from Griselda
- HANDEL, Concerto in E minor, Op. 6/3: Allegro
- HANDEL, "Where Shall I Fly?" from Hercules
- FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN, Arianna a Naxos
- Encore: DOMENICO SCARLATTI, “Vo’ cantar come a voi piace” from La Dirindina
- Encore: VIVALDI, "Ho il cor già lacero" from Griselda
- Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano
- Adam Lamotte, concertmaster
- Matthew Dirst, harpsichord & conductor
- Performance date: 9/13/2015
- Originally aired: 2/4/2017
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