ARTISTS

Max Emanuel Cencic – Counter tenor
George Petrou – Conductor
Armonia Atenea – Orchestra

PROGRAMME

Johann Adolph Hasse

Sinfonia
from Artemisia
Allegro Assai  – A tempo giusto – Presto

Notte amica, oblio de’ mali
from Il cantico de tre fanciulli

Solca il mar e nel periglio
from Tigrane

Sinfonia
from Siroe, Re di Persia (Dresden version, 1763)
Vivace e staccato

Saper ti basti o cara
from Il trionfo di Clelia

Siam navi all’onde algenti
from L‘Olimpiade

Mandolin concerto in G major op. 3 No. 11

La sorte mia tiranna
from Siroe re di Persia

De’ folgori di Giove
from Il trionfo di Clelia

Dei di Roma, ah, perdonate
from Il trionfo di Clelia

Vo disperato a morte
from Tito Vespasiano

Opprimete i contumaci
from Tito Vespasiano

ABOUT

The composer Johann Adolf Hasse (1699–1783) was associated with the Italian opera seria for much of the 18th century, but since his death his works have rather gone into the shadows. Whilst a Hasse revival cannot be said to be quite happening, his works are steadily becoming known. In 2014, counter tenor Max Emanuel Cencic has recorded a disc of choice arias from Hasse’s operas, accompanied by George Petrou and Armonia Atenea on Decca. The programme was presented in many concerts throughout Europe, featuring arias spanning the years 1729 to 1774 along with Hasse’s Mandolin Concerto – a fine introduction to the work of this great composer.