From Rome with Love
“Stubbs, Eilander, and Contadin are musicians of rare quality, who play with great sensitivity, as well as vibrancy. Their wide tonal palette ranged from the sweetest and purist of sounds to a cultivated earthiness which adds excitement and danger to a broad range of emotions. The same can be said of Forsythe, who possesses a limpid soprano capable of floating and caressing the most delicate of musical lines, but with body enough to convey fury and passion.” - New York Classical Review
Rome in the 17th century was the epicenter of a new and lyrical song culture led by Luigi Rossi. It was Rossi’s Opera L’Orfeo that burst onto the Parisian stage in 1647 and ushered in the conquest of the rest of Europe by Italian Opera. A half century later when the brilliant young German composer Handel sought to complete his musical education, he made a bee-line for Rome and created some of his greatest vocal masterpieces there.
Star soprano Amanda Forsythe takes us on a tour of Rome’s greatest hits from Rossi to Handel in a concert full of virtuosity and passion.
Artists:
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Stephen Stubbs, baroque guitar and direction
Maxine Eilander, baroque harp
Cristiano Contadin, viola da gamba