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The Four Seasons: Nature's Voice & Verse
The Academy of Ancient Music
Tickets: £10.00 - £29.00
- Pavlo Beznosiuk violin/musical director
- Elin Manahan Thomas soprano
- Vivaldi The Four Seasons
- Purcell Spring arias from The Fairy Queen
- Handel 'Like clouds, stormy winds them impelling' from The Triumph of Time and
- Handel Finchè un Zeffiro Soave from Ezio
- Handel Da Tempeste from Giulio Cesare
Young Welsh soprano Elin Manahan Thomas, renowned for her purity of tone and natural musicality, has made a big impact in recent years. In a programme which contrasts picturesque baroque arias by Handel and Purcell with a period instrument performance of Vivaldi's ever-popular concertos, The Four Seasons, the Academy of Ancient Music explore the moods of Nature through the cycle of the year.
Part of the International Concert Series.
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