Birth of Opera
Ars Antigua in collaboration with The Chicago Humanitites Festival, The Art Institute of Chicago, and Chicago Opera Theater
Fullerton Hall of The Art Institute of Chicago
Welcome and introduction Brian Dickie, General Director Chicago Opera Theater
Toccata / Ritornello Orfeo (1607) Claudio Monteverdi
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
Balletto a Cavalo (1625) Francesca Caccini (1587 – c.1640)
A word about Monteverdi Brian Dickie
Lamento della Ninfa (1638) Claudio Monteverdi
Zefiro torna (1651) Claudio Monteverdi
Pur Ti Miro Duetto from L’Incoronatione di Poppea (1642) Claudio Monteverdi
A word about Purcell Brian Dickie
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