The myth of the rape of Lucretia has inspired several composers: Maestro Jérôme Correas has chosen four of them (Alessandro Scarlatti, Georg Friedrich Haendel, Benedetto Marcello and Michel Pignolet de Monteclair) conducting a concert dedicated to the theme on Tuesday 13 May 2025 at the Théâtre Antoine Vitez in Ivry-sur-Seine, which will be performed by Jérôme Correas as a conductor and harpsichord, Nicolas Crnjanski cello, Benjamin Narvey lute and soprano Amel Brahim-Djelloul.
Carlo Vistoli will sing works by F. Cavalli, A. Cesti, C. Monteverdi, G. Frescobaldi, D. Castello, and A. Stradella in a recital entitled “Amor Tiranno” with Ensemble Sezione Aurea at the Teatro Ponchielli in Cremona on June 21 at 9:30 PM.
Andrea De Carlo with Ensemble Mare Nostrum conducts scores by Alessandro Stradella and Claudio Monteverdi in a concert entitled “La Dea delle Scene” at the Museo del Violino in Cremona as part of the Monteverdi Festival on June 20 at 6:00 PM.Soloist: Silvia Frigato.
Luca Tittoto comes back to London to sing the role of Ariodante in Händel’s opera Serse with the Academy of Ancient Music. Barbican Hall, 19 June at 7:00 p.m. Conductor: Laurence Cummings.