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Elizabeth Kenny & Elin Manahan Thomas
Queens of Heaven and Earth
Part of the Beverley Early Music Festival 2016
Add to my Calendar 28-05-2016 13:00 28-05-2016 15:00 36 Elizabeth Kenny & Elin Manahan Thomas In this dramatic programme, Elin Manahan Thomas and Elizabeth Kenny return to explore early musical portrayals of queens – saintly, virginal and secular. Powerful female characters are brought to life through music that spans the centuries from Hildegard of Bingen to Carissimi, from Monteverdi to Handel and scales great emotional – not to mention vocally virtuosic – heights. This is a concert of thrilling monologues, narratives and meditations, interspersed with reflective instrumental interludes presented by two of the finest virtuosos of their generation. Toll Gavel United Church, Beverley DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Toll Gavel United Church
Toll Gavel
Beverley
North Humberside
HU17 9AA
England
Programme
George Frideric Handel – 4 Arias
Giacomo Carissimi – Arie
Performers
Elin Manahan Thomas – soprano
Elizabeth Kenny – theorbo
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Programme Note
In this dramatic programme, Elin Manahan Thomas and Elizabeth Kenny return to explore early musical portrayals of queens – saintly, virginal and secular. Powerful female characters are brought to life through music that spans the centuries from Hildegard of Bingen to Carissimi, from Monteverdi to Handel and scales great emotional – not to mention vocally virtuosic – heights. This is a concert of thrilling monologues, narratives and meditations, interspersed with reflective instrumental interludes presented by two of the finest virtuosos of their generation.
