MATINÉE CONCERT

SALVE REGINA

SALVE REGINA
IL POMO D’ORO

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.
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Programme

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'
Artistic details

Mélissa PETIT, soprano 

Ann HALLENBERG, mezzo-soprano 

IL POMO D’ORO 

Zefira VALOVA, violin and musical direction