Max Emanuel Cenčić, countertenor

Latinitas Nostra Ensemble

 

Opera singer Max Emanuel Cencić is praised as one of the most fascinating and versatile opera singers in the world today, and in the big anniversary season of the Festival, this winner of the Orlando Award for the best artistic achievement in the music programme at the 61st Festival will return to the Rector's Palace, where he will perform the best of baroque music with the Latinitas Nostra ensemble, founded by the renowned conductor Markellos Chryssicos, one of the foremost Greek experts in early music.

 

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PROGRAMME:

HÄNDEL-PORPORA

 

Antonio Vivaldi:

Sonata in D Minor, Op. 1 No. 12, RV 63 “La Follia”

 

Georg Friedrich Händel:

“Bramo te sola” aria from Floridante

 

Nicola Antonio Porpora:

“Nume che reggi il mare” aria from Arianna in Nasso

 

Antonio Vivaldi:

Sinfonia, RV 149 “Il coro delle muse”

Allegro Molto

Andante

Allegro

 

Georg Friedrich Händel:

“L’armelin vita non cura” aria from Flavio

 

Antonio Vivaldi:

“Sorge l’irato nembo” aria from Orlando furioso

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Nicola Antonio Porpora:

“Quanto s’oscura il Cielo” aria from Carlo il Calvo

“Tu spietato lo farai Aria” from Iphigenia in Aulide

 

Antonio Vivaldi:

Concerto for two violins in A minor, Op.3 No.8, RV 522

Allegro

Larghetto e spiritoso

Allegro

 

Georg Friedrich Händel:

“Bel contento” aria from Flavio

 

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Max Emanuel Cenčić (c) Łukasz Rajchert

Markellos Chryssicos (c) Manios