The programme Il Polifemo invites the audience into the fascinating world of Baroque music, inspired by the myth of Polyphemus the Cyclops – a theme to which masters such as Handel, Bononcini and Alberti have returned. Following his triumph at Smetana Litomyšl in 2025 as Count Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro, Italian bass-baritone Luigi De Donato promises once again an evening of drama, Baroque charm and unforgettable musical moments.
programme
“Il Polifemo”
Antonio Cesti
Amante gigante
Baldassare Galuppi
Koncert à 4 č. 7 A dur
Largo – Allegro – Andante
Domenico Alberti
La Galatea
Se poi mi scaccia
Mira il monte e verdi come alza al ciel
Fermati, Galatea
Sanno l’onde
Francesco Durante
Koncert à quattro č. 2 g moll
Affettuoso – Presto – Largo affettuoso – Allegro
Giovanni Bononcini
Polifemo
Intesi oppure sognai
Vanarella, pazzarella
Or che mi sei fedele
Dieci vacche, otto vitelli
Antonio Vivaldi
Sinfonia in g, RV 157
Allegro – Largo – Allegro
Georg Friedrich Händel
Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72
Mi palpita il cor
Fra l’ombre e gl’orrori
Precipitoso nel mar che freme
Impara, ingrata
Affano trianno
Performers
Luigi De Donato – bas
Collegium 1704
Václav Luks – conductor
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