Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 4 PM
Zilkha Hall, The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
Countertenor Key'mon Murrah and soprano Lauren Snouffer perform as Clori and Tisi in Ars Lyrica Houston's performance of Handel's oratorio "Clori, Tirsi, e Fileno."
In this impassioned opening to Part II, Clori is pursuing a jilted and angry Tirsi, who understandably wants nothing further to do with such a fickle partner.
This delightful musical romp includes spectacular arias that the composer later borrowed for his Italian operas. A cast of young operatic stars, all singing en travesti as the opposite gender, brings a new twist to this timeless story of a wily shepherdess and her two suitors.
Featuring:
Key'mon Murrah, countertenor – Clori º
Lauren Snouffer, soprano – Tirsi
Cecelia McKinley, contralto – Fileno º
º Ars Lyrica debut
For more information and to watch the full broadcast of Handel's oratorio: [ Ссылка ]
Orchestral personnel:
Oboe/recorder – Geoffrey Burgess, Pablo Moreno
Bassoon – Benjamin Kamins
Violin I – Stephen Redfield (concertmaster), Maria Lin, Kurt Johnson, Hae-a Lee
Violin II – Oleg Sulyga (principal 2nd), Alan Austin, Andrés González, Anabel Detrick
Viola – Erika Lawson, Yvonne Smith
Cello – Barrett Sills, Eric Taeyung Mun
Theorbo/guitar – Michael Leopold
Harpsichord/conductor – Matthew Dirst
Surtitles – Jenna Wallis
Video and audio by BEND Productions, LLC
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