Details
De Montfort Hall
Granville Road
Leicester
LE1 7RU
England
Programme
George Frideric Handel – Samson
Performers
Stephen Bullamore – Conductor
Rebecca Stockland – mezzo-soprano
Elizabeth Weisberg – soprano
Mark Wilde – Tenor
Paul Grant – baritone
Andrew Davies – baritone
Musica Donum Dei
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Programme Note
Samson is a three-act oratorio by George Frederick Handel which is considered to be one of his finest works. It was written by Handel in the month between finishing composing Messiah and going to Dublin for its first performance. The libretto is based on Milton’s poem Samson Agonistes and the biblical story of Samson in Chapter 16 of the book of Judges. It includes the well-known aria, Let the Bright Seraphim which was sung by Dame Kiri Te Kanawa at the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer.
This will be the first time that Samson has been performed by the Leicester Phil.