SALVE REGINA
MAJESTIC BAROQUE
The Perelada Festival presents an Easter Sunday matinee with a programme that explores the richness of Baroque music in two parts. The first part includes Salve Regina by Domenico Scarlatti and Leonardo Leo, two key composers of the Neapolitan school. With its melodic clarity and restrained counterpoint, Scarlatti's work contrasts with Leo's luminous and operatic Salve Regina, which incorporates Neapolitan techniques and anticipates the Galant style. Both compositions reflect how religious music became infused with operatic forms and techniques.
The second part of the programme delves into some of Handel's most famous arias, including three pieces representative of his creative stages: "Tu del Ciel ministro eletto" (Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno), the duet "Io t'abbraccio" (Rodelinda), and "Volate amori" (Ariodante), interspersed with works by Nicola Porpora and Riccardo Broschi, both recognised for their mastery of Baroque opera.
The performances will feature soprano Mélissa Petit, known for her delicate expressiveness and impeccable technique, mezzo-soprano Ann Hallenberg, one of the great voices of Baroque music today, and the orchestra Il Pomo D'Oro, conducted by the talented concertmaster Zefira Valova. Together, they will deliver a performance of virtuosity and Baroque emotion, serving as the grand finale to the third Easter edition of the Empordà festival.
PART I
Domenico SCARLATTI (1685-1757)
Salve Regina in A Major. Ann HALLENBERG
Leonardo LEO (1694-1744)
Salve Regina in F Major. Mélissa PETIT
PART II
Georg Friedrich HÄNDEL (1685-1759)
Aria of Ginevra “Volate amori” from the opera Ariodante. Mélissa PETIT
Nicola PORPORA (1686-1768)
Aria of Aci “Alto Giove” from the opera Polifemo. Ann HALLENBERG
Georg Friedrich HÄNDEL
Aria of Rodelinda y Bertarido “Io t'abbraccio” from the opera Rodelinda. Duet
Georg Friedrich HÄNDEL
Aria “Tu del ciel ministro eletto” from the oratorio Trionfo del Templo e del Disinganno, HWV. Mélissa PETIT
Riccardo BROSCHI (1698-1756)
Aria of Arbace “Son qual nave ch’agitata” from the opera Artaserse. Ann HALLENBERG
Duration
First Part 40'
Pause 15'
Second Part 35'
Mélissa PETIT, soprano
Ann HALLENBERG, mezzo-soprano
IL POMO D’ORO
Zefira VALOVA, violin and musical direction