HANDEL'S
HERCULES
Sunday, September 21, 7:30 PM
First United Methodist Church, Evanston
Ticket Prices: $60, $45, $38
A free pre-concert lecture begins at
6:30 PM in the church chapel.
Monday, September 22, 7:30 PM
Harris Theater, Chicago
(Millennium Park)
Ticket Prices: $75, $60, $45, $38, $30
A free pre-concert lecture begins at 6 PM in the Chicago Cultural Center (Randolph Café–north entrance).
PROGRAM
Hercules, HWV 60
Act 1, Scene 2
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Aria from Act I: "I feel the god, he swells my breast" (Hercules) |
Act I, Scene 5
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Chorus from Act I: "Crown with festal pomp the day" |
Act II, Scene 8
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Duet from Act II: "Joys of freedom, joys of pow'r" (Dejanira, Iole) |
Music of the Baroque
Chorus and Orchestra
Nathalie Paulin, Iole
Phyllis Pancella, Dejanira
David Walker, Lichas
Nicholas Phan, Hyllus
Stephen Morscheck, Hercules
An epic legend about the destructive power of sexual jeaousy—told by one of music's best storytellers. George Frideric Handel's stirring musical drama about an ill-fated hero, his suspicious wife, and a beautiful prisoner unfolds in sumptuous arias and rousing choruses.
