Sunday 12 May, 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square
Fresh-air Handel
Maria Keohane soprano
European Union Baroque Orchestra
Lars Ulrik Mortensen harpsichord & director
Handel: Overture in B flat major, HWV 336
Handel: Cantata 'Ero e Leandro'
Handel: Concerto grosso in F major, Op.6 No.2
Handel: Aria 'Cor di padre e cor d'amante' (Tamerlano)
Handel: Sonata a 5 in B flat major, HWV 288
Handel: Motet 'Silete venti'
Swedish soprano Maria Keohane joins the bright young talents of the European Union Baroque Orchestra in a keen-aired programme of Handel vocal and orchestral works, including a powerful cantata in which a lover mourns the death of her sweetheart (drowned trying to swim the Hellespont to reach her), and a piece which calls on nature to aid the faithful in breathing 'the radiant air of heaven'.
Tickets £35, £25, £18, £15
Buy a ticket for both concerts on 12 May and receive a voucher for a free glass of wine
