Estranged Lovers enlarges on John Woolrich 's s interest in early music. especially Monteverdi. In the last of four programmes, two new "recompositions" of Monteverdi works, commissioned by the Taverner players, and Woolrich's earlier Ulysses Awakes form this miniature triptych linking arias from three Monteverdi operas - Orfeo, Arianna and // ritomo d'Ulisse in Patria.
Charles Daniels (tenor)
Emily van Evera (soprano) Members of the Composers' Ensemble
Taverner Players, conductor Andrew Parrott
A Taverner Concerts production