L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato HWV 55
Critically-acclaimed ensemble Arcangelo, opens the London Handel Festival 2025 in style with its debut performance as Principal Ensemble in Residence, under the direction of Jonathan Cohen in his debut as Artistic Adviser. The massed orchestral and choral forces are joined by a star-studded line-up of international soloists to perform one of Handel’s most inventive, unique, and inspiring works.
Based on the imaginative poetry of John Milton, Handel’s L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato is a breathtaking collision of darkness and light, innocence and experience: a celebration of the wonders of nature and the mysteries of life, and a superbly apt work with which to introduce a significant new chapter in the story of the London Handel Festival.
Performers
Soprano Louise Alder
Soprano Paulina Francisco
Tenor Stuart Jackson
Bass Adam Plachetka
Arcangelo
Director/Harpsichord Jonathan Cohen
Concert length: 2hrs 15mins (including one interval)
Tickets: £65, £55, £45, £35, £25 (partially restricted view), £15 (heavily restricted view)