On Sunday afternoon, January 26, 2025 (starting at 3:00 PM) there will be a one-off concert by the world-famous mezzo-soprano Dame Sarah Connolly, who shone in many operas by George Frideric Handel. She will sing the most beautiful and famous arias from these operas, such as ‘Scherza Infida’ (from Ariodante), ‘Va Tacito’ (from Giulio Cesare) and ‘Lascia ch’io pianga’ (from Rinaldo). And instrumental highlights from Watermusic.
With the code below you can go to this special concert with a discount of no less than €20 (valid for rank 1 and rank 1+). The prices include a drink beforehand and during the break.
How do you make a reservation with a €20 discount (for rank 1 and 1+)?
- Click here to go to the order page for the concert of 26 January 2025 (opera arias by Dame Sarah) on the website of Het Concertgebouw. (The page with the seating plan will open in a new window so that you can continue to follow the steps on this web page).
- Click on ‘Find tickets’.
- Select your seat(s) on the seating plan. (Dark blue is row 1, Bordeaux is row 1+)
- Click ‘Continue’ and then on ‘Add to basket’.
- Click on ‘Pay’.
- Indicate whether you want an e-ticket or a ‘paper’ ticket and click on ‘Continue’.
- Log in to your account or order as a guest (If you do not have an account yet, you can create one here, you can also order without logging in).
- Scroll down to Voucher Discount code where you can enter the code BK260125 and click on Activate.
- Agree to the General Terms and Conditions and then click on ‘Continue’. Select your payment method (including iDeal and credit card) and complete the order.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONCERT
Musicians
Baroque ensemble Il Gardellino
Korneel Bernolet, conductor
Dame Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano
Programme
George Frideric Handel :
Scherza infida! in grembo al drudo (from Ariodante, HWV 33)
Lascia ch’io pianga mia cruda sorte (from Rinaldo, HWV 7a)
Va tacito e nascosto (from Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17)
Sinfonia in B, Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (from Solomon, HWV 67)
Will the sun forget to streak eastern skies (from Solomon, HWV 67)
Mi lusinga il dolce affetto con l’aspetto del mio bene (from Alcina, HWV 34)
Verdi prati, selve amene, perderete la beltà (from Alcina, HWV 34)
What though I trace each herb and flow’r (from Solomon, HWV 67)
Suite no. 1 (from Water Music, HWV 348-350)
Suite no. 2 (from Water Music, HWV 348-350)
Dame Sarah Connolly and Il Gardellino
Dame Sarah Connolly: she is a living legend. In 2017 she was knighted for her many services (hence Dame). In December 2023 she received the prestigious award The King’s Medal of Music from the hands of King Charles. ‘The Committee agreed that Dame Sarah is an exceptional artist, as well as an advocate for greater support for the arts and a role model for many across the music sector’. We honour Dame Sarah with a mini-series about her. Since Il Gardellino’s dazzling performance in last season’s Baroque Vocal series, this ensemble has been definitively considered one of the world-famous baroque ensembles.
Well-known arias from Handel’s operas
Born in Germany (in 1685, just like J.S. Bach), but revered in England (buried in Westminster Abbey: Georg Friedrich Händel, or in English: George Frideric Handel. He is one of the Big Three of the Baroque (with J.S. Bach and Vivaldi). Handel composed many beautiful and unforgettable works, including several beautiful operas. Dame Sarah has shone in these operas in recent seasons and today she sings, among other things, ‘Va tacito’ (from Giulio Cesare), ‘Scherza infida’ (from Ariodante) and ‘Lascia ch’io pianga’ (from Rinaldo). The concert has been specially composed for and by Barok Vocaal and can therefore only be heard and seen once in the world.
Accessibility Concertgebouw:
You can travel to Amsterdam Central Station, then take tram line 5 (stop Museumplein) or tram line 2 (stop Van Gogh Museum). You can also travel to Amsterdam Zuid Station and then take tram line 5 (stop Museumplein).