February 2012
Daniel Taylor | Artistic Director
photo: Marie Reine Mattera
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Theatre of Early Music
Daniel Taylor, Artistic Director
Monday, February 13, 2012
8 PM
Noemi Kiss Soprano
Grace Davidson Soprano
Agnes Zsigovics Soprano
Alexander Dobson Countertenor
Daniel Taylor Countertenor
Benjamin Butterfield Tenor
Meara Conway Soprano
Meg Bragle Mezzo-soprano
David Clegg Countertenor
With the Consort of the Theatre of Early Music
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Montreal’s Theatre of Early Music returns to Edmonton to perform, in concert, Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. A tragic opera in three acts, Dido and Aeneas tells the tale of doomed love between the widowed Queen of Carthage and Aeneas, a prince of Troy.
The concert will begin with a selection of works from Handel’s oratorios Samson, Theodora, and Judas Maccabeus and motets by Thomas Tallis and Henry Purcell.
Derived from the fourth book of Virgil’s Aeneid, with a libretto by Nahum Tate, the work was written around 1685 but performed only once in Purcell’s lifetime. In the late 18th century it was
rediscovered and adapted for concert performance. It endures as a masterpiece, notable for the emotional authenticity and unaffected beauty of its music.
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| Dido |
Noemi Kiss Soprano |
| Belinda |
Grace Davidson Soprano |
| 2nd Woman |
Agnes Zsigovics Soprano |
| Aeneas |
Alexander Dobson Countertenor |
| Sorceress |
Daniel Taylor Countertenor |
| Sailor |
Benjamin Butterfield Tenor |
| First Witch |
Meara Conway Soprano |
| Second Witch |
Meg Bragle Mezzo-soprano |
| Spirit |
David Clegg Countertenor |
“A regular Baroque-performance standout is the sensitive artistry and burnished voice of Canadian countertenor Daniel Taylor.” –Toronto Star
“The Theatre’s orchestra played with consummate skill and understanding.” –Ottawa Citizen
Purchase tickets for individual ECMS concerts
- By mail
ECMS
Box 60354, U of A Postal Outlet | Edmonton, AB T6G 2S6
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Sir Winston Churchill Square
9930 – 102 Ave. | Edmonton, AB T5J 5H7 | Hours »
Tel: 780-420-1757 | Toll-free: 1-877-888-1757
- The Gramophone
7913 – 104 Street. | Edmonton, AB T6E 4E1 | Hours »
Tel: 780-428-2356
- At the door from 45 minutes before performance
Music at Convocation Hall
Music at Convocation Hall presents a classic series celebrating the talents of teaching faculty in the University of Alberta’s Dept. of Music alongside some of the world's leading visiting artists.
Looking Forward: New Works by Faculty Composers
Saturday, February 11, 2012
8 PM
The concert program features acoustic and electroacoustic music by Bashaw, Hannesson, Smallwood and Talpash, performed by Roger Admiral, piano; William Street, baritone saxophone; Ken Read, bass trombone; and Alden Lowrey, tuba.
$20 adults | $15 seniors | $10 students | $60 season flex pass
Tickets available at the door on the evening of the performance only
Concerts take place at:
CONVOCATION HALL
U of A Campus
Parking map | Visitor parking rates
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