“If we could hear one of Fra Angelico's angels singing, this is what it would sound like.” – The Age (on Emma Kirkby)

"For two decades Emma Kirkby’s clear, agile voice has epitomised the pure sound of early music." - Toronto Globe and Mail (on Emma Kirkby)

“The performances were immaculately controlled, at all times a delight to the ear....” - Financial Times (on London Baroque)

In this concert, hear Handel’s famous Italian cantatas - both sacred and secular - sung by early music star and world-acclaimed soprano, Emma Kirkby, in Singapore for the first time, backed by the leading baroque chamber music ensemble, London Baroque.

Pure, crystalline and eloquent in its expression of language and drama, the voice of Emma Kirkby has won her much love and acclaim in the classical music scene. She has been voted Artist of the Year by Classic FM Radio listeners, placed at number 10 in BBC Music Magazine’s 2007 “The greatest sopranos” list, and given the Order of the British Empire.

London Baroque has, over three decades, stirred critics and audiences worldwide to rapture with recordings and performances in a repertoire spanning a period from the end of the 16th century up to Mozart and Haydn with works of virtually unknown composers next to familiar masterpieces of the baroque and early classical eras.

Entitled Handel in Rome the programme takes audiences back to a time when the famous opera composer - as a young, aspiring composer residing in the artistic hotspot that was Rome at the beginning of the 18th century – turned to composing cantatas while writing operas was banned in the city. Possessing a great dramatic range and technical brilliance, Handel’s cantatas – shorter, sparser but no less expressive than the operatic form - were spirited works that continue to delight early music lovers today.

Come delight in a concert of colour and spirit!

You are strongly advised to be seated 15 minutes before the performance start time.
No admission will be allowed into the venue once the performance has commenced.
Exceptions may be made at Esplanade's discretion depending on the nature of the performance.

Tickets sold through SISTIC Website, Hotline and Outlets.

IMPORTANT NOTICE
For the enjoyment of all audience members, all events start promptly at the time printed on the ticket. Please be seated 15 minutes before the performance start-time. Entry for latecomers and re-admission will not be permitted until the first appropriate pause in the programme or intermission, if any.

Patrons are advised that with effect from 12 March 2004, an administrative fee of $5 per ticket is payable for all Replacement Tickets issued.

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