Chamber Orchestra of the
Theatre of Early Music
Love and Betrayal
Arias and Duets
by George Frideric Handel
Daniel Taylor, director and countertenor
Deborah York, soprano
7:30 p.m. Thursday, November 17, 2011
Schwab Auditorium
Canada’s sensational countertenor Daniel Taylor directs his Chamber Orchestra of the Theatre of Early Music in an evening of opera arias and duets by George Frideric Handel. Taylor and English soprano Deborah York sing emotionally charged selections from Giulio Cesare, Rodelinda, Xerses, Rinaldo, and Tolomeo. The chamber orchestra features seven top-flight instrumentalists (two violins, viola, cello, harpsichord, double bass, and lute). The prolific Taylor, a professor of voice at several Canadian universities, can be heard on more than eighty recordings singing repertoire from four centuries. The Times of London describes York — who has recorded more than twenty-five CDs of ancient, operatic, and contemporary music — as “an angelic soprano.”
sponsor
Norma and Ralph Condee Chamber Music Endowment
This presentation is a component of the Center for the Performing Arts Classical Music Project. With support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the project provides opportunities to engage students, faculty, and the community with classical music artists and programs.
Complimentary round-trip shuttle service is provided between the Eisenhower Parking Deck and Schwab Auditorium.
Master classes open to the public
The public is welcome to observe when Cynthia Roberts, lead violinist of the Chamber Orchestra of the Theatre of Early Music, conducts a master class for the Penn State Baroque Ensemble from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. November 18 in Room 128 of Music Building II on the University Park campus.
The public is also welcome to attend when Daniel Taylor, countertenor and director of the Theatre of Early Music, leads a master class for Penn State voice students from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. November 18 in Room 110 Music Building I at University Park. Several students are scheduled to perform works by Handel and J. S. Bach during the first hour, followed by a half-hour question-and-answer session with Taylor.
