Chris de Souza introduces the 50th anniversary gala concert of the Bath International Festival, given on Saturday in Bath Abbey in the presence of the Prince of Wales. Emma Kirkby (soprano),
James Bowman (countertenor), Anner Byisma (cello),
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, director Catherine Mackintosh (violin) Handel Concerto grosso, Op 3 No 3 Vivaldi Aria: Ferma, Teodosia (L'Atenaide)
Hasse Aria: Pallido il Sole (Artaxerxes) Vivaldi Cello Concerto in A minor,
RV418
Handel Aria: Bless'd the Day when
First My Eyes; Duet: Welcome as the Dawn of Day (Solomon)
Purcell Pavan and Chacony in G minor
Handel Arias: Dull Delay; Take the Heart You Fondly Gave: Duet: These Labours Past How Happy We (Jephtha)
Handel Concerto Grosso in D, Op 6 No 5 PUSHKIN AND ST PETERSBURG