As part of the Baroque Festival in Florence, on September 27 at 9:00 PM, the concert "G.F. Handel - Duets and Italian Arias" will take place at the Oratorio Santa Maria Vergine alla Croce del Tempio. Soprano Jennifer Schittino will perform, accompanied by Giorgio Marcello on bass, Valeria Brunelli on cello, Andrea Benucci on theorbo and mandolin, and Giacomo Benetti on harpsichord and concertation.
G.F. Händel: – Overture from "Il Pastor Fido" – transcription by John Walsh (1709-1766) for Harpsichord, Mandolin, and Cello – "Giù nei tartarei regni" Duet and Continuo – "Sorge infausta una procella" from Orlando for Bass and Continuo – "Scherza in mar la navicella" from Lotario for Soprano and Continuo – From the Suite in G minor HWV 432: Passacaglia – Harpsichord solo – Sonata for Viola da Gamba or Cello and Continuo IGH 543 in C major – Cantata "Spande ancor a mio dispetto" HWV 165 for Bass and Continuo – "Ombre pallide" from Alcina for Soprano and Continuo
– Overture from Rinaldo – transcription by John Walsh (1709-1766) for Harpsichord, Mandolin, and Cello – "Hark! Hark! He Strikes the Golden Lyre" HWV 65, from Alexander Balus for Soprano, solo Mandolin, and Continuo – "Tacete, ohimè, tacete" Duet and Continuo – G.F. Händel – Italian duets and arias of the "dear Saxon"
