CBSO Haydn 200: II at Town Hall Birmingham

One of the stars of the period instrument music scene and now a leading opera conductor, Corsican-born Jean- Christophe Spinosi makes his CBSO debut with a sparkling programme featuring this year’s anniversary composers, Handel and Haydn. Two of the latter’s splendid Paris symphonies are separated by arias by Handel and Rossini, sung by one of today’s leading mezzos, acclaimed for her ‘Carmen’ at Glyndebourne.

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*City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra*
*Jean-Christophe Spinosi* _conductor_
*Rinat Shaham* _mezzo-soprano_

*Haydn* Symphony No. 83 (The Hen) 26’
*Handel* Julius Caesar - Dall’ondoso periglio ... Aure, deh, per pietà 7’
*Rossini* The Thieving Magpie - Overture 10’
*Rossini* The Italian Girl in Algiers - Cruda sorte; Per lui che adoro 10’
*Handel* Xerxes - Ombra mai fù 3’
*Rossini* The Barber of Seville - Overture; Una voce poco fa 12’
*Haydn* Symphony No. 82 (The Bear) 26’