Jommelli: Il Vologeso: With Ian Page and the Orchestra of Classical Opera at Cadogan Hall, London on Thursday 28th April 2016

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Jommelli: Il Vologeso

With Ian Page and the Orchestra of Classical Opera

Part of the MOZART 250 Series

Add to my Calendar 28-04-2016 19:30 28-04-2016 21:30 36 Jommelli: Il Vologeso As part of MOZART 250, Classical Opera presents the UK premiere of Niccolò Jommelli’s Il Vologeso, first performed 250 years ago on 11 February 1766 for the Stuttgart court in Ludwigsburg. Jommelli was born just north of Naples in 1714 (the same year as Gluck) and died there in 1774. He composed over 80 operas, and was particularly renowned for the dramatic intensity and emotional realism of his music. Il Vologeso is set in Ephesus in the second century. The Roman general Lucio Vero has defeated the Parthian king Vologeso but fallen in love with a Parthian princess, Berenice, who is herself betrothed to Vologeso. Powerless to protect her beloved, Berenice is faced with the choice of receiving either Lucio Vero’s hand in marriage or Vologeso’s severed head. For this eagerly awaited performance Classical Opera has assembled a superb young cast, headed by the Irish mezzo-soprano Rachel Kelly, a recent graduate of the Royal Opera’s Jette Parker Young Artist Programme, tenor Stuart Jackson, a current Classical Opera Associate Artist, and soprano Gemma Lois Summerfield, winner of the 2015 Kathleen Ferrier Award. Cadogan Hall, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Cadogan Hall
5 Sloane Terrace
Sloane Square, Belgravia
London
SW1X 9DQ
England

Thursday 28th April 2016
7:30 PM

Programme

Niccolò Jommelli – Il Vologeso

Performers

Ian Page – Conductor
Stuart Jackson – tenor
Rachel Kelly – soprano
Gemma Lois Summerfield – soprano
Angela Simpkin – mezzo-soprano
Tom Verney – countertenor
Jennifer France – soprano

Orchestra of Classical Opera
Classical Opera

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Programme Note

As part of MOZART 250, Classical Opera presents the UK premiere of Niccolò Jommelli’s Il Vologeso, first performed 250 years ago on 11 February 1766 for the Stuttgart court in Ludwigsburg. Jommelli was born just north of Naples in 1714 (the same year as Gluck) and died there in 1774. He composed over 80 operas, and was particularly renowned for the dramatic intensity and emotional realism of his music.

Il Vologeso is set in Ephesus in the second century. The Roman general Lucio Vero has defeated the Parthian king Vologeso but fallen in love with a Parthian princess, Berenice, who is herself betrothed to Vologeso. Powerless to protect her beloved, Berenice is faced with the choice of receiving either Lucio Vero’s hand in marriage or Vologeso’s severed head.

For this eagerly awaited performance Classical Opera has assembled a superb young cast, headed by the Irish mezzo-soprano Rachel Kelly, a recent graduate of the Royal Opera’s Jette Parker Young Artist Programme, tenor Stuart Jackson, a current Classical Opera Associate Artist, and soprano Gemma Lois Summerfield, winner of the 2015 Kathleen Ferrier Award.

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