Handel's Heroines | Academy of Ancient Music [Full Concert]

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Sopranos Mary Bevan and Jennifer France star alongside the Academy of Ancient Music, directed by Laurence Cummings, in a concert programme featuring some of Handel's most glorious writing for soprano.

00:00:00 G.F. Handel, 'The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba' (1748)
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00:03:18 G.F. Handel, 'Volate, amori' (1734)
Jennifer France, soprano
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00:07:05 G.F. Handel, 'Dolce riposo ed inoccente pace' (1713)
Mary Bevan, soprano
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00:10:22 G.F. Handel, 'Felicissima quest'alma' (1710)
Jennifer France, soprano
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00:17:33 G.F. Handel, Suite of Dances from Ariodante (1735)
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00:26:20 G.F. Handel, 'Lascia la spina cogli la rosa' (1707)
Mary Bevan. soprano
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00:34:00 G.F. Handel, Concerto Grosso Op.3 No.2 in B flat Major (1734)
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00:45:50 G.F. Handel, 'Will the sun forget to streak' (1748)
Mary Bevan, soprano
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00:52:46 G.F. Handel, Concerto Grosso Op.3 No.6 in D Major (1715-18)
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00:58:28 G. F. Handel, 'O Ecstasy of Happiness' and 'Myself I shall adore' (1744)
Jennifer France, soprano
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01:06:11 G.F. Handel, 'M'adora l'idol mio, gode il mio core' (1713)
Mary Bevan, soprano
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01:13:14 G.F. Handel, Overture to Rinaldo (1711)
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01:19:15 G.F. Handel, 'Verso gia l'alma col sangue' (1708)
Jennifer France, soprano
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01:24:07 G.F. Handel, 'O Sleep, why dost thou Leave Me' (1744)
Mary Bevan, soprano
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01:27:31 G.F. Handel, 'Bless'd the Day' (1748)
Jennifer France, soprano
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01:33:08 G.F. Handel, Overture to 'Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno' (1707)
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01:38:58 G.F. Handel, 'Troppo oltraggi la mia fede, alma fiera' (1738)
Mary Bevan, soprano
Jennifer France, soprano

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Recorded live in concert
Venue: West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge, UK
Date: 12th March, 2020

ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC
soprano: Mary Bevan
soprano: Jennifer France
directed by: Laurence Cummings
leader: James Toll

Filming: Stagecast; Matt Parkin & Will Gray
Audio: Dave Rowell, assisted by James Waterhouse & Tom Mungall
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