Arcangelo at the Ryedale Festival

A programme of Handel duets performed by Arcangelo and director Jonathan Cohen with soprano Soraya Mafi and countertenor Iestyn Davies as part of this year's Ryedale Festival in Yorkshire. The concert was given in the impressive setting of Selby Abbey.
The programme creates a mini love story constructed from Handel’s finest duets written for his Italian operas and English oratorios. From happy meetings to stormy disagreements, reconciliations and happy endings.
Introduced by Linton Stephens

George Frederic Handel:

Theodora, HWV 68: Overture
Alexander's Feast, HWV 75: "Let's imitate her notes above!"
Belshazzar, HWV 61: "Great victor, at your feet I bow"
Alexander Balus, HWV 65: "Hail wedded love"
Theodora, HWV 68: "To thee thou glorious son"
Saul, HWV 53: "At persecution I can laugh"

Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op. 6 No. 4,, HWV 322 (Mvts 1 & 3)
Poro, HWV 28: "Caro amico aplesso!"
Serse, HWV 40: "Gran pena e gelosia"
Rinaldo, HWV 7b: "Fermati! no crudel!"

INTERVAL

Rinaldo, HWV 7bL: Overture; "Scherzano sul tuo volto"
Agrippina, HWV 6: "No, no, ch'io non apprezzo"
Radamisto, HWV 12a.: Passacaille
Rodelina, Regina de' Longobardi, HWV 19: "Io t'abbraccio"
Orlando, HWV 31: "Finche prendi ancora il sangue",

Concerto Grosso in B-flat major, Op. 3 No. 2, HWV 313 (Mvts 1 & 2)
Theodora, HWV 68: "Streams of pleasure ever flowing"
Esther, HWV 50b: "Who calls my parting soul from death?"
Jephtha, HWV 70 : "These labours past"

Soraya Mafi (soprano)
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
Arcangelo
Jonathan Cohen (director)