Details
Part of the BBC Proms. French counter-tenor Philippe Jaroussky and Canadian contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux sing arias and duets by two great masters of 18th-century opera seria, including a rare extract from one of the works that Handel's London rival Porpora wrote to show off his star pupil, the legendary castrato Farinelli. Finish time: approx. 23:30
Cast/Performers
Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto),
Philippe Jaroussky (counter-tenor),
Laurence Paugam (violin),
Alexis Kossenko (recorder),
Jean-Marc Goujon (flute)
Creatives/Company
Director:
Jean-Christophe Spinosi (violin)