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Consortium Aurora Borealis presents Italian Baroque Arias

March 15 @ 7:30 pm

$15 – $25

Consortium Aurora Borealis presents an exhilarating evening of Dazzling Italian Baroque Arias on Saturday, March 15. Special guest Irina Medvedeva brings her flexible, supple, yet powerful soprano voice to wow and delight as she performs gorgeous music from 18th-century operas and motets by Vivaldi, Handel, and Hasse. Moods range from gentle, lyrical and pastoral to passionate, dramatic and fiery, with virtuosic display!

A light and buoyantly joyous aria from Handel’s opera “Alcina” is followed by one assigned to the beautiful sorceress Morgana, in a totally different mood, gorgeous, slow, with a ravishing solo cello line interweaving with the voice.

We include two of Cleopatra’s arias from Handel’s historic opera “Giulio Cesare”, the transcendent “Piangerò – I mourn my fate”, slow and languishing and the animated “Da tempeste”, a sparkling, extremely virtuosic coloratura aria, with demanding vocal acrobatics.

Instrumentally, we’ll hear Vivaldi’s energetic sinfonia from “L’Olimpiade”, the overture and dance suite from Rodrigo (Handel’s first opera written for performance in Italy), and to dazzle you, a very fiery string sinfonia by Hasse, which matches the mood of some of the arias.

Vivaldi’s bold Latin motet “In furore” rages stormily with fury and drama. “Morte col fiero aspetto – Death with its fierce face”, a demanding and dramatic coloratura aria from Hasse’s “Marc’Antonio e Cleopatra” and originally performed by super-star castrato Farinelli, parallels the virtuosity and intensity of Cleopatra’s “Da tempeste” by Handel, sung earlier by Irina. It’s a most brilliant conclusion to an evening celebrating Italian Baroque opera’s vocal luminaries.

Soprano Irina Medvedeva is joined by violinists William Sirois and James Moat, violist Patrick Horn, cellist Peter Cosbey, and harpsichordist Elizabeth Ganiatsos. The buzz has already gone out about this extraordinary concert; we can’t wait to amaze you!

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This concert is sponsored by the Institute of Italian Studies – Lakehead University.

Saturday, March 15, 2025, 7:30 p.m.

St. Paul’s United Church, 349 Waverley Street, Thunder Bay

Doors open at 7:00 p.m.

The church is accessible (elevator)

Admission at the door is $25; $15 students. 11 and under free

Concert tickets are available in person (cash or cheque), and also online through our website. https://consortiumab.org/tickets

Telephone: 807-768-7420

Website: https://consortiumab.org

Email: inquiries@consortiumab.org

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConsortiumAuroraBorealis

There will be a ballot draw at intermission for a $75 gift card to Giorg Cucina e Barra.

Submitted by Elizabeth Ganiatsos, Artistic Director, Consortium Aurora Borealis

Details

Date:
March 15
Time:
7:30 pm
Cost:
$15 – $25
Event Category:
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Venue

St. Paul’s United Church
349 Waverley St
Thunder Bay, ON P7B 1B7 Canada
Phone
(807) 345-5864
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Organizer

Consortium Aurora Borealis
Phone
(807) 768-7420
Email
inquiries@consortiumab.org
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