Concert 3
Sunday, 2 March, 2025 @ 3:00 pm
Your new Favorite Handel Oratorio! Sung in the original ENGLISH!A magical afternoon of music you never knew existed!
A seldom-performed but gorgeous oratorio!
The Oratorio L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato H.W.V. 55
On a text in English by Milton and Jennens
This will be your new FAVORITE Oratorio of Handel! L’Allegro, il Peseroso ed il Moderato H.W.V. 55 is a gorgeous Pastoral Ode sung in the original English and inspiring some of Handel’s most exquisite music ever. Handel himself regarded this as one of his greatest works! From gentle Flute birdcalls to thrilling hunting Horns, Handel enters into a dialogue between the “cheerful” person and the “pensive” person, and the librettist that blended two different Milton poems into one, Jennens, adds a third voice, the modern “moderate” voice. Our virtuoso chorus and orchestra along with some of your favorite soloists, and one new voice you will really love, present this rarely-heard and absolutely sublime work. An Afternoon of perfect splendor awaits!
