Dame Sarah Connolly sings opera aria’s by Händel

Dame Sarah Connolly and Il Gardellino

Dame Sarah Connolly is a living legend. In 2017 she was knighted (hence Dame) for her many services. In December 2023 she received the prestigious award The King's Medal of Music from the hands of King Charles. 'The Committee agreed that Dame Sarah is an exceptional artist, as well as an advocate for greater support for the arts and a role model for many across the music sector'. We honour Dame Sarah with a mini-series about her. She can interpret Handel's opera arias like no other ( and for many she is the Dido, the role she will play on June 15, 2025). Since the dazzling performance of Il Gardellino in last season's Baroque Vocal series, this ensemble has definitively been counted among the world-famous baroque ensembles.

Famous arias from Handel's operas

Born in Germany (in 1685, like JS Bach), but revered in England: Georg Friedrich Händel, or in English: George Frideric Handel. He belongs to the Big Three of the Baroque (with JS Bach and Vivaldi). Handel has composed many beautiful and unforgettable works, including several beautiful operas. Dame Sarah shone in these operas in recent seasons and today sings, among others, 'Va tacito' (from Giulio Cesare ), 'Scherza infida' (from Ariodante ) and 'Lascia ch'io pianga' (from Rinaldo ). The concert has been specially composed for and by Barok Vocaal and can therefore only be heard and seen once in the world.

This concert forms a mini-series with Dido & Aeneas on June 15, 2025.