22nd November 2024 | |
7.30pm | |
Greyfriars Kirk 1 Greyfriars, Edinburgh Old Town EH1 2QQ |
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£25 - £6 | |
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Preceding this famous ode is Sir John Clerk of Penicuik’s cantata, Leo Scotiae irritatus from c.1700. This Cantata for solo soprano and orchestra depicts Scotland’s ambitions (and unsuccessful) venture to set up an empire in Panama.
Programme:
John Clerk Leo Scotiae irritatus
Purcell Hail, bright Cecilia
Artists:
John Butt director
Dunedin Consort and Royal Academy of Music Baroque Soloists
Mariana Rodrigues, soprano
Presented by Royal Academy of Music & Dunedin Consort
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