Artists:

• Anna Starushkevych, mezzo-soprano (Ukraine-United Kingdom)
• Pavlo Beznosiuk, violin (United Kingdom)
• Petra Hajduchova, harpsichord (United Kingdom)
• Emily Ashton, viola da gamba (United Kingdom)
• Early Music Ensemble Terra Barocca:
  • Serhii Havryliuk, violin
  • Mykhailo Solonchenko, violin
  • Adriian Khrushch, cello
  • Dmytro Matsydon, viola da gamba
  • Denys Levytskyi, bassoon
  • Anna Ivaniushenko, harpsichord (Artistic Director of the Ensemble)

Program:

• Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643). L’incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308 — The Coronation of Poppea (1643, Venice)
  • Scene of Octavia: Disprezzata Regina — Act II
• Biagio Marini (1594–1663). Sonata a 4, Op. 22
• Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643). Scene of Octavia: Addio Roma — Act III
• Tobias Hume (1569–1645). Love’s Farewell
• Henry Purcell (1659–1695). Recitative and aria of Dido: Dido’s Lament
  from the opera Dido and Aeneas, Z 626 (1689)
  • Trio Sonata in G Major, Z 797
• George Friedrich Handel (1685–1759). Sonata a Cinque in B-flat Major, HWV 288
  • Aria of Rosimonda: Sappi, crudel, io t’amo
    from the opera Faramondo, HWV 39 (Faramondo), Act III
  • Sinfonia in B-flat Major (Adagio in G minor)
  • Aria of Ariodante: Scherza infida
    from the opera Ariodante, HWV 334 (Ariodante, 1735, London), Act II
  • Trio Sonata in D Major, HWV 385
  • Aria of Ariodante: Dopo notte — Act III

A gift for lovers of Baroque music!
This program weaves together vocal numbers from the operas of Claudio Monteverdi, Henry Purcell, and George Frideric Handel with instrumental works. The natural flow of the evening is shaped by the emotional richness of the vocal scenes interlaced with chamber interludes, allowing the audience to experience each piece more deeply.

The selection of composers and works spans the evolution of the Baroque era—from Monteverdi’s early Baroque to Handel’s late style—and encompasses three major European centers: Venice, London, and Hamburg. The dramaturgy of the opening immerses listeners in the world of opera, full of passion and human conflict. It then moves into the sensuality and tragedy of Purcell, whose famous Dido’s Lament unites beauty with boundless sorrow. The concert concludes with Handel’s music—brilliant, flexible, and profoundly human—a dramatic arc leading from despair to hope.

The lineup of performers lends the program particular authority and appeal. The participation of British musicians in collaboration with the Ukrainian early music ensemble Terra Barocca, under the artistic direction of Anna Ivaniushenko, establishes an important cultural dialogue between Ukraine and Western Europe.