A special production of Handel's Tolomeo (Ptolomy) brings to a close the 2023-24 season of the Palau Òpera concert series, with a historical reconstruction, three hundred years following the premiere, of the orchestra that Handel used around 1730. The Palau gives you the opportunity to hear the first performance in modern times with the original instrumentation used in London in 1730. This marks a step forward in historically accurate performances of Handel's music, thanks to the initiative of the scholar and author behind this benchmark edition, Clemens Birnbaum, director of the Handel Festival in Halle. The Palau will play host to this co-production between Kammerorchester Basel and Il Giardino Armonico, conducted by Giovanni Antonini. Both ensembles have had an impressive international career and are prestigious names in baroque music performances that want to recover the original musical spirit that Handel dreamed of. In addition, the performance will feature superb musicians, led by young countertenor of Persian-Canadian origin Cameron Shahbazi, Opus Klassik Award 2023 in the Innovative Concert of the Year category for his brainchild entitled Woman.Life.Freedom, a benefit concert at Oper Frankfurt produced in support of human rights in Iran. A year ago he was chosen artist Deutsche Grammophon, record label with he published his first solo album Musical Moments (2023). Definitely a concert for audiences in search of an original sound.