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Another of our sensational superstars is mezzo soprano Hannah Poulsom - the recipient of the Stroma Sutherland Award at the Royal Academy of Music, where she is currently in her second year on the prestigious Royal Academy Opera Course.
She is singing roles written for Handel’s singer Margherita Durastanti - one of the singers Handel met on his earlier sojourn to Italy.
Come and listen!
Concert Thursday 11th April
Costly Canaries - Handel’s Search for Superstars
www.london-handel-festival.com/show/costly-canaries-mr-handels-search-for-super-stars/?event=9403
One of our superstars Anna Gorbachyova Olgivie will be singing roles written for Handel’s favourite soprano Anna Maria Strada del Pó.
Anna Gorbachyova has recently performed the leading role of Handel’s opera Alcina for the Bolshoi Opera in Russia, 2019.
“Radiant voice of Anna Gorbachyova impeccable line of singing.. and absolute investment in the drama” Opera Magazine 2018
Thursday 11th April 2019
7.30pm St George’s Hanover Square
One of our superstars, mezzo-soprano Marie Elliott will be performing arias written for the expressive Anastasia Robinson - one of only a few English singers who performed for Handel at the Royal Academy and performed in Ottone, Radamisto, Floridante and other operas whilst secretly marrying the 3rd Earl of Peterborough...
“Marie Elliot as Geneviéve used her warm mezzo to good effect” Pelleas et Melisande, Independent Opera, Opera Today
“...an enchanting Bradamante... “The Independent
Costly Canaries Mr Handel’s Search for Superstars
7.30pm 11th April 2019 St George’s Church Hanover Square
More than Costly Canaries and Handel’s Queens - find out more about our new concert programme celebrating 300 years of Handel’s Royal Academy of Music and our new Handel CD... out soon!
www.planethugill.com/2019/04/more-than-just-costly-canaries-bridget.html #Handel
Join us for our new concert programme celebrating the 300th Anniversary of Handel’s Royal Academy of Music.
Costly Canaries:
Mr Handel’s Search for Superstars! 🎶The The Foundling Museum is home to the Gerald Coke Handel Collection, which is an internationally important collection of materials relating to #Handel and his contemporaries. The special display in their Handel gallery is "Women of Note" which features some of the women who made Handel's music famous and ties in perfectly to the theme of this year's festival - Handel's divas.
If this piques your interest then don't miss our concert 'Costly Canaries' on 11 April 7:30pm at St George's Hanover Square
Please share this with your family and friends and join us on the journey for Mr Handel's search for #superstars!
Tickets: £35, £30, £25, £10, £8
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