PERSEPOLIS
Milano / Sunday 15 September 2019Chiesa di Sant'Alessandro in Zebedia / at 05:00 PM
In this rich, brightly colored and powerful oratorio, Händel tells us how Alexander the Great, at a banquet following his conquest of Persepolis, is inspired by music to burn the defeated Persian city to the ground.
Georg Friedrich Händel
Alexander’s Feast, or the Power of Music ode per soli, coro e orchestra HWV 75
Robert King, conductor
Pietro Mussino, choirmaster
Marie Lys, soprano
Charles Daniels, tenor
Thilo Dahlmann, bass
The concert will be preceded by a brief introduction courtesy of
Enrico Correggia
In conjunction with
Accademia del Santo Spirito
Accademia del Santo Spirito
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Free admission
