"Annual visits from the English Concert to Cal Performances have become must-see, must-hear, must-experience events."
-Seen and Heard International
Britain's extraordinary early-music ensemble visits with another exquisite concert performance of a Handel masterwork in what has become an eagerly anticipated highlight of each Cal Performances season.
Hercules is a fine showcase for the richly expressive mezzo-soprano Ann Hallenberg, who sings the demanding role of the hero's wife Dejanira, evolving from impatience to rage to despair as her jealousy leads her to murder and madness. The musical drama, with a libretto in English, also features some of Handel's most gorgeous choral writing, showcasing the crystalline voices of New York City's Clarion Choir.
"A certain magic occurs when Bicket gives the down beat: the players unleash gleaming rays of sound" (The New York Times).
Artists:
Harry Bicket, conductor
Ann Hallenberg, mezzo-soprano (Dejanira)
William Guanbo Su, bass (Hercules)*
Hilary Cronin, soprano (Iole)*
Alexander Chance, countertenor (Lichas)*
The Clarion Choir; Steven Fox, artistic director
show less
-Seen and Heard International
Britain's extraordinary early-music ensemble visits with another exquisite concert performance of a Handel masterwork in what has become an eagerly anticipated highlight of each Cal Performances season.
Hercules is a fine showcase for the richly expressive mezzo-soprano Ann Hallenberg, who sings the demanding role of the hero's wife Dejanira, evolving from impatience to rage to despair as her jealousy leads her to murder and madness. The musical drama, with a libretto in English, also features some of Handel's most gorgeous choral writing, showcasing the crystalline voices of New York City's Clarion Choir.
"A certain magic occurs when Bicket gives the down beat: the players unleash gleaming rays of sound" (The New York Times).
Artists:
Harry Bicket, conductor
Ann Hallenberg, mezzo-soprano (Dejanira)
William Guanbo Su, bass (Hercules)*
Hilary Cronin, soprano (Iole)*
Alexander Chance, countertenor (Lichas)*
The Clarion Choir; Steven Fox, artistic director
"Annual visits from the English Concert to Cal Performances have become must-see, must-hear, must-experience events."
-Seen and Heard International
Britain's extraordinary early-music ensemble visits with another exquisite concert performance of a Handel masterwork in what has become an eagerly anticipated highlight of each Cal Performances season.
Hercules is a fine showcase for the richly expressive mezzo-soprano Ann Hallenberg, who sings the demanding role of the hero's wife Dejanira, evolving from impatience to rage to despair as her jealousy leads her to murder and madness. The musical drama, with a libretto in English, also features some of Handel's most gorgeous choral writing, showcasing the crystalline voices of New York City's Clarion Choir.
"A certain magic occurs when Bicket gives the down beat: the players unleash gleaming rays of sound" (The New York Times).
Artists:
Harry Bicket, conductor
Ann Hallenberg, mezzo-soprano (Dejanira)
William Guanbo Su, bass (Hercules)*
Hilary Cronin, soprano (Iole)*
Alexander Chance, countertenor (Lichas)*
The Clarion Choir; Steven Fox, artistic director
read more
-Seen and Heard International
Britain's extraordinary early-music ensemble visits with another exquisite concert performance of a Handel masterwork in what has become an eagerly anticipated highlight of each Cal Performances season.
Hercules is a fine showcase for the richly expressive mezzo-soprano Ann Hallenberg, who sings the demanding role of the hero's wife Dejanira, evolving from impatience to rage to despair as her jealousy leads her to murder and madness. The musical drama, with a libretto in English, also features some of Handel's most gorgeous choral writing, showcasing the crystalline voices of New York City's Clarion Choir.
"A certain magic occurs when Bicket gives the down beat: the players unleash gleaming rays of sound" (The New York Times).
Artists:
Harry Bicket, conductor
Ann Hallenberg, mezzo-soprano (Dejanira)
William Guanbo Su, bass (Hercules)*
Hilary Cronin, soprano (Iole)*
Alexander Chance, countertenor (Lichas)*
The Clarion Choir; Steven Fox, artistic director
show less
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