Madison Early Music Festival Concert Series
Quicksilver - Handel and the Musical Languages of Europe
Event Details
Date
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Time
7:30 p.m.
Location
Mills Hall, Mosse Humanities Building
Description
Ellen Hargis delivers a 6:30 p.m. pre-concert lecture titled "Stage Beauty: Style and Substance in Baroque Opera" in Morphy Hall. The 7:30 p.m. performance explores the roots of Handel's music in Italian, French and German 17th century music, illuminating Handel's arias and chamber music by putting them in context. Performers include Robert Mealy and Julie Andrijeski (violin), David Douglass (baroque viola), Aaron Sheehan (tenor) and David Morris (baroque cello and gamba).
Cost
$16 general, $13 students with ID and seniors 62 and over
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