L’Arpeggiata

L’Arpeggiata

This programme is a playful nod to the world-famous trio The Three Tenors – José Carreras, Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti – who filled stadiums everywhere in the 1990s.

The L’Arpeggiata concert also revolves around three exceptional voices coming together in an atmosphere of virtuosity, fun and friendly competition, but in this case countertenors – a voice even higher than that of tenors. The programme takes the audience on a journey through opera arias and cantatas from the seventeenth century, music originally sung by castrati.

Castrati were once the superstars of European opera. They played heroes, lovers and sometimes even female roles. Their impressive vocal range made a deep impression on audiences. Although castrati no longer exist today, their musical legacy lives on in the works of composers such as Monteverdi, Cavalli, Rossi, Cesti and Ziani.

Also live on www.emtv.online.

With an introduction by Annelies Andries (19:15 hrs, in Dutch) and a Q&A session (after the concert, in English), both taking place in the Fentener van Vlissingen Foyer (limited capacity)

Programme

• Claudio Monteverdi / arr. Christina Pluhar

  Toccata
  (from: L’Orfeo, 1607)

  1567-1643
• Claudio Monteverdi / arr. Christina Pluhar

  Dal mio Permesso amato
  (from: L’Orfeo)

• Francesco Cavalli / arr. Christina Pluhar

  Sinfonia - Alme pure e volanti
  (from: La Calisto, 1651)

  1602-1676
• Luigi Rossi

  Dopo lungo penare

  1597/98-1653
• Francesco Cavalli / arr. Christina Pluhar

  Erme e solinghe crine – Lucidissima face
  (from: La Calisto)

• Pietro Andrea Ziani / Carlo Pallavicino / arr. Christina Pluhar

  Dormite, o pupille
  (from: Il Nerone, 1668)

  1616-1684 / c1630-1688
• Tarquinio Merula / arr. Christina Pluhar

  Ballo detto il Pollicio
  (from: Canzoni, libro III, Venezia 1637)

  1594/95-1665
• Antonio Cesti

  Corri pur a tua voglia
  (from: L’Argia, 1655)

  1626-1669
• Francesco Cavalli / arr. Christina Pluhar

  Ninfa bella
  (from: La Calisto)

• Antonio Cesti

  Sinfonia avanti al atto 3°
  (from: L’Argia, 1655)
  
  Disserratevi, abissi
  (from: L’Argia)

• Pietro Antonio Giramo

  Chi vidde piu lieto

  fl. 1619-after 1630
• Antonio Bertali / arr. Christina Pluhar & Doron Sherwin

  Sonata à 6 d-min
  (from: Ludwig Partiturbuch)

  1605-1669
• Francesco Lucio

  Tormento severo
  (from: Il Medoro, 1658)

  c1628-1658
• Francesco Cavalli / arr. Christina Pluhar

  Che citta
  (from: L’Ormindo, 1644)

• Antonio Cesti / arr. Christina Pluhar

  Sinfonia avanti al Prologo
  (from: L’Argia)
  
  Discioglietevi pure
  (from: L’Argia)

• Francesco Cavalli / arr. Christina Pluhar

  Cor mio
  (from: La Calisto)

• Giovanni Felice Sances / arr. Christina Pluhar

  Presso l’onde tranquillo

  c1600-1679
• Luigi Rossi

  Fantaisie Les pleurs d'Orphée aÿant perdu sa femme
  (from: L’Orfeo, 1647)

• Antonio Sartorio / arr. Christina Pluhar

  Rendetemi Euridice
  (from: L’Orfeo, 1672)

  1630-1680
• Luigi Rossi

  Lasciate averno
  (from: L’Orfeo)

• Alessandro Scarlatti

  Dormi, o fulmine di guerra
  (from: La Giuditta, 1697)
  
  Programme subject to change

  1660-1725

Musicians

• Valer Sabadus countertenor
• Arnaud Gluck countertenor
• Alois Mühlbacher countertenor
• Doron Sherwin cornetto
• Kinga Ujszaszi, Margherita Pupulin, Franciscka Hajdu violin
• Ania Nowak viola
• Diana Vinagre cello
• Leonardo Teruggi double bass
• Josep Maria Martí Durán theorbo, baroque guitar
• Francesco Turrisi, Dani Espasa harpsichord, organ
• David Mayoral percussion
• Christina Pluhar musical direction, theorbo