Julia Lezhneva & Il Giardino Armonico
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Julia Lezhneva & Il Giardino Armonico
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Soprano Julia Lezhneva joins the renowned baroque ensemble Il Giardino Armonico, led by Giovanni Antonini, for an intense journey through Vivaldi’s most theatrical and virtuosic music. A dazzling programme of arias, concertos and symphonies that celebrates vocal purity and the vibrant spirit of Italian Baroque.
This concert is part of the Barcelona Obertura Ciutat de Clàssica festival, which is held from 5 to 31 March 2026 in various auditoriums and palces in the city.
Performers
Julia Lezhneva, soprano
Il Giardino Armonico
Giovanni Antonini, conductor
Program
I
Symphony from L’Olimpiade, RV 725
“Destino avaro”, aria from La fida ninfa, RV 714
“Vedrò con mio diletto”, aria from Il Giustino, RV 717
“Alma oppressa”, aria from La fida ninfa, RV 714
Concerto in E minor, RV 134, for strings and basso continuo
“Sposa son disprezzata”, aria from Bajazet, RV 703
“Gelosia”, aria from Ottone in Villa, RV 729
II
Concerto in D major “Il Gardellino”, RV 90, for flute, two violins, cello and basso continuo
“Gelido in ogni vena”, aria from Il Farnace, RV 711
“Siam navi all’onde algenti”, aria from L’Olimpiade, RV 725
Concerto in G minor, RV 157, for strings and basso continuo
“Zeffiretti che sussurate”, aria from Ercole sul Termodonte, RV 710
“Anderò, volerò griderò”, aria from Orlando finto pazzo, RV 727
“Anche il mar”, aria from Bajazet, RV 703
Encores:
A. VIVALDI: “Agitata da due venti”, Griselda’s aria from the opera La Griselda, RV 718
G. F. HÄNDEL: “Lascia la spina, coglie la rosa”, The Beauty's aria from oratorio Il triumpho del tempo e del disinganno, HWV 46a
R. BROSCHI: "Son qual nave ch'agitata", Arbace's aria from the opera Artaserse, IRB 2
G. F. HÄNDEL: “Tu del Ciel ministro eletto” The Beauty's aria from oratorio Il triumpho del tempo e del disinganno, HWV 46a
G. F. HÄNDEL: “Un pensiero nemico di pace”, aria from the oratorio Il triumpho del tempo e del disinganno, HWV 46a
A. VIVALDI: “Armatae face et anguibus”, The Beauty's aria from the oratorio Juditha Triumphans, RV 644