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St Margarets Church
Fore Street
Topsham
Devon
EX3 0HN
England
Programme
Giulio Caccini – Amarilli mia bella
Henry Purcell – Dido and Aeneas: 'Ah! Belinda, I am prest with torment' (arr. Britten)
Henry Purcell – Dido and Aeneas: Dido's Lament
Edward MacDowell – Forgotten Fairy Tales, Op.4
Robert Schumann – Gedichte der Königin Maria Stuart, Op.135
Claudio Monteverdi – L'incoronazione di Poppea: 'Disprezzata Regina'
Anonymous – The King's Morisco (Fitzwilliam Virginal Book)
Jeremiah Clarke – Trumpet Voluntary
Gioachino Rossini – La Cenerentola: Aria 'Nacqui all'affannno... Non piu mesta'
Performers
Iryna Ilnytska – mezzo-soprano
John Draisey – piano
Programme Note
You’ll enjoy an exquisite selection of dramatic and lyrical works, including arias portraying queens of myth and history, as well as R. Schumann's song cycle 'Gedichte der Koenigin Maria Stuart', alongside piano solos that reflect the grandeur and emotional depth of these timeless stories.
“There wasn’t a dry eye in the house after Iryna’s songs had finished.” - Exeter Observer
