La Defense de la Vertu at Holy Trinity Church, London on Saturday 23rd June 2018

Please note: This concert is in the past and has already taken place.

La Defense de la Vertu

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Details

Holy Trinity Church
Bryan Road
Rotherhithe
London
SE16 5HF
England

Saturday 23rd June 2018
7:00 PM

Programme

Marc-Antoine Charpentier – Magnificat, H.73
Antonio Vivaldi – Nisi Dominus, RV 608
~ Interval ~
Antonio Caldara – Maddalena ai piedi di cristo (Abridged)

Performers

Jessica Eucker – soprano
Eleanor Dann – soprano
Tristram Cooke – countertenor
Oliver Doyle – director / harpsichord
Joachim Sabbat – Bass

Musica Antica Rotherhithe

Programme Note

Musica Antica Rotherhithe present some of the most beautiful and unusual music written for the Church at the turn of the 18th Century, including Charpentier's monumental chaconne Magnificat H 73, Vivaldi's virtuosic Nisi Dominus for Countertenor and Caldara's Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo, an intensly moving portrait of Mary Magdalene's final moments with Christ. As ever, home-infused gins, wine and beer will be sold in support of Holy Trinity Church, Rotherhithe.

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