Sunday 13 June, 7pm at Royal Spa
The Destined Knot
EVENT OVER. Exquisite music inspired by Guarini’s tragicomedy play 'The faithful shepherd'
Date & Time: Sunday 13 June, 7pm
Ticket price: £15, £7.50 concessions (see Ts & Cs), Free for under-12s & carers
Venue: Royal Spa
Fieri Consort
Hannah Ely soprano
Sarah Anne Champion mezzo-soprano
Chris Fitzgerald-Lombard and Tom Kelly tenors
Ben Rowarth bass
with members of Lux Musicae London:
Daniel Swani and Sophie Creaner recorders
Aileen Henry harp
Kristiina Watt lute, theorbo
Harry Buckoke viola da gamba
Giovanni Battista Guarini’s tragicomedy play Il pastor fido (The faithful shepherd), set in the mythical and idealised pastoral world of Arcadia, inspired a whole generation of madrigal composers. Character names, especially those of the two lovers Amarilli and Myrtillo, even appeared widely in English madrigals.
Enjoy an evening of exquisite music from two award-winning ensembles in the idyllic setting of the Royal Spa.
Programme
Marco Uccellini
1603–1680 Maritati infierne la gallina e’l cucco
Luca Marenzio
1553–1599 Quell’augellin che canta
Marenzio Cruda Amarilli
Deh poi ch’era ne’ fati
Deh Tirsi mio gentil
O dolcezz' amarissime d’amore
Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi
c.1554–1609
ed. Martin Morell Cieco, Amor - Blind man's buff
Marenzio Ah dolente partita
O Mirtillo Mirtillo
Udite lagrimosi spirti
Come è dolce il gioire o vago Tirsi
Arda pur sempr’o mora
Short interval
Silvestro Ganassi
1492–1550 Ricercare
Marenzio Care mie Selve a Dio
Tirsi mio caro Tirsi
Marenzio Anima cruda si
Uccellini La Bergamasca
Marenzio Ombrose e care selve
Gastoldi
ed. Martin Morell Vaghe Ninfe Amorosette