University of St Francis. Joliet, Illinois:
The Birth of Opera
Toccata Arpeggiata (1604) Girolamo Kapsberger (c.1580-1651)
Amor ch’attendi Giulio Caccini (1551 – 1618)
Ricercar (1598) Jacopo Peri (1561 – 1633)
Amarilli mia bella (1601) Giulio Caccini
“Fuga a l’unisono dopo sei tempi” from Il Fronimo Vincenzo Galilei (c.1520 – 1591)
Lamento di ARIANNA Claudio Monteverdi (1567 – 1643) & Ottavio Rinuccini (1562 – 1621)
Fanfare and Prologue from Euridice (1600) Jacopo Peri & Ottavio Rinuccini
Toccata / Ritornello Orfeo (1607) Claudio Monteverdi
Intermission
Canzon Terzadecima à 4 (1608) Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583 – 1643)
Balletto a Cavalo (1625) Francesca Caccini (1587 – c.1640)
Lamento della Ninfa (1638) Claudio Monteverdi
Zefiro torna (1651) Claudio Monteverdi
Pur Ti Miro Duetto from L’Incoronatione di Poppea (1642) Claudio Monteverdi
Sinfonia to Act 3 Giulio Cesare (1724) George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759)
Ombra mai Fu from Xerxes (1738) George Frideric Handel
Lascia ch’io pianga from Rinaldo (1710) George Frideric Handel
Sailors Song and Dance from Dido and Aneas (1689) Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
To the hills and the vales from Dido and Aneas Henry Purcell
Musicians:
Kathryn Mueller – soprano Terry Barber – counter tenor
Madison Bolt – tenor David Eickstaedt – bass
Bill Bauer – violin Rachel Gries & Susan Rozendaal – violas Pablo Mahave-Veglia – cello Jerry Fuller – violone
Phil Rukavina & Joel Spears – theorbos, lutes & guitars