“La canterina”

Intro

Part of the ground-breaking MOZART 250 series, this programme is formed of works written in 1766 by Haydn and Josef Mysliveček, known after his death as ‘the divine Bohemian’. Four dynamic arias from Mysliveček’s first opera are framed by two contrasting Haydn works – a superbly crafted symphony and a vivacious comedy about love, deception and singing lessons.

Programme

Symphony No. 2 in C major

Arias from Semiramide
“Talor se il vento”
“Tu mi disprezzi ingrato”
“Di Scitalce… A pastor se torna”
“Fiumicel che s’ode appena”

La canterina (semi-staged)

Robert Murray (Don Pelagio)
Ailish Tynan (Gasparina)
Rachel Kelly (Apollonia)
Kitty Whately (Don Ettore)