VIVALDI, HANDEL & SANDRINE PIAU
January 31 – February 3, 2013 Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre
Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello Orchestral suite in G Minor 1690–1758 Ouverture – Gavotte – Rondeaux – Aria: siciliana adagio – Rigaudon – Gigue
Antonio Vivaldi Motet “In furore iustissimae irae,” RV 626 1678-1741 Aria “In furore iustissimae irae” Recitative “Miserationum Pater piissime” Aria “Tunc meus fletus” Alleluia
A. Vivaldi Concerto for 4 violins in B Minor, op. 3, no. 10 Allegro – Larghetto – Allegro
Julia Wedman, Patricia Ahern, Christopher Verrette & Cristina Zacharias, violins
INTERMISSION
George Frideric Handel From Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno 1685-1759 Accompagnato “Pure del cielo” Aria “Tu del ciel ministro eletto”
Francesco Veracini Orchestral suite in F Major 1690–1768 Ouverture – Gavotte – Sarabande – Menuet – Gigue
G.F. Handel From Giulio Cesare Sinfonia bellica Accompagnato “Che sento” & Aria “Se pietà” Aria “Da tempeste”
Sandrine Piau, soprano A renowned figure in the world of baroque music, French soprano Sandrine Piau regularly performs with celebrated conductors such as William Christie, Philippe Herreweghe, Christophe Rousset, Gustav Leonhardt, Ivor Bolton, Ton Koopman, René Jacobs, Marc Minkowski, and Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Highlights of her 2012/13 season include a debut recital tour to Japan, her Boston Symphony Orchestra debut, and performances with RAI Orchestra in Turin. Sandrine will return to La Monnaie, Brussels to sing Mélisande, and to Wigmore Hall for both a Mozart recital and to sing Britten’s Les Illuminations. Ms. Piau embraces both lyric and baroque repertoire, and performs roles such as Pamina in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Titania in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Servilia in Gluck’s La Clemenza di Tito. Recent opera engagements include Pamina; Cleopatra in Handel’s Giulio Cesare; Ännchen in Weber’s Der Freischütz; her role debut as Donna Anna at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées; the title role in L’Incoronazione di Poppea in Cologne; Sandrina in a new production of La Finta giardiniera at La Monnaie, Brussels; Ismène in Mitridate, Re di Ponto at the Grand Théâtre de Genève; and Sophie in Massenet’s Werther at both the Capitole de Toulouse and the Théâtre du Châtelet. Ms. Piau regularly appears in concert. In recent years she has performed at the Salzburg Festival, Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, Covent Garden Festival, Musikverein, Paris’s Salle Pleyel and Festival de Saint Denis, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Teatro Communale in both Florence and Bologna, and with the world’s most prestigious orchestras, including Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, and Orchestre de Paris. Ms. Piau takes great pleasure in the art of recital. As a singer of both French and German repertoire, she has performed with many renowned accompanists, including Jos van Immerseel, Susan Manoff, Roger Vignoles, and Corine Durous. She frequently gives recitals in Paris, Amsterdam, London, and New York. Ms. Piau is an exclusive recording artist for Naïve. Recent recordings include 2011’s Après un rêve and 2012’s Le Triomphe de l’Amour, which was named Opera News’ CD of the Month. We’re delighted to welcome Sandrine Piau in her Tafelmusik debut.