The Mozartists
Opera in 1775
Ava Dodd (soprano), Hugo Brady (tenor), Ian Page (conductor)
Supported by a grant from Continuo Foundation
Tozzi Orfeo ed Euridice: Overture; ‘Che orribile aspetto’
Fischietti Gli orti esperidi: ‘Senza temer d’inganni’
Mozart Il re pastore: ‘Di tante sue procelle’
Mysliveček Demofoonte: ‘Odo il suono de’ queruli accenti’
JC Bach Lucio Silla: ‘Ah se a morir mi chiama’
Mysliveček Ezio: ‘Misera, dove son… Ah non son io che parlo’
Haydn L’incontro improvviso: Terzetto, ‘Mi sembra un sogno’
‘Indarno m’affanno … Deh! se in ciel pietade avete’
Sacchini Motezuma: ‘Mi scordo lo scempio d’un padre infelice’
Mysliveček Ezio: ‘Tergi l’ingiuste lagrime’
Mozart Il re pastore: ‘L’amerò, sarò costante’
Tozzi Orfeo ed Euridice: ‘Qual vita è questa mai… Che fiero momento’
Mozart Il re pastore: Finale, ‘Viva l’invitto duce’
PERFORMERS
Ava Dodd soprano
Stephanie Hershaw soprano
Chelsea Zurflüh soprano
Hugo Brady tenor
Philippe Durrant tenor
The Mozartists
Ian Page conductor
The Mozartists' ground-breaking MOZART 250 series continues with this revelatory selection from operas that were being performed 250 years ago in 1775. Highlights from Mozart’s serenely effervescent Il re pastore include the exquisite 'L’amerò, sarò costante' and the infectiously joyful finale, 'Viva l’invitto Duce', and the programme also contains an idyllic trio from Haydn’s ‘Turkish’ opera and a scintillatingly virtuosic aria from J. C. Bach’s Lucio Silla. Also included are modern-day premières of arias from the two operas that were commissioned alongside Mozart’s 1775 operas: Antonio Tozzi’s Orfeo ed Euridice opened in Munich a few days before Mozart’s La finta giardiniera, while Gli orti esperidi by Domenico Fischietti (who three years earlier had been controversially appointed as Kapellmeister in Salzburg) was the main commission for the royal visit for which Mozart’s Il re pastore was also written.
An outstanding line-up of young singers is headed by soprano Ava Dodd and tenor Hugo Brady, who both starred in The Mozartists’ acclaimed performance of La finta giardiniera at Cadogan Hall in March 2025, and Mozart specialist Ian Page conducts his award-winning period-instrument orchestra.
Wed, 17 September 2025
Cadogan Hall, London
7:30pm
£18 - £50 (u18s £5)
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PROGRAMME
Tozzi Orfeo ed Euridice: Overture; ‘Che orribile aspetto’
Fischietti Gli orti esperidi: ‘Senza temer d’inganni’
Mozart Il re pastore: ‘Di tante sue procelle’
Mysliveček Demofoonte: ‘Odo il suono de’ queruli accenti’
JC Bach Lucio Silla: ‘Ah se a morir mi chiama’
Mysliveček Ezio: ‘Misera, dove son… Ah non son io che parlo’
Haydn L’incontro improvviso: Terzetto, ‘Mi sembra un sogno’
‘Indarno m’affanno … Deh! se in ciel pietade avete’
Sacchini Motezuma: ‘Mi scordo lo scempio d’un padre infelice’
Mysliveček Ezio: ‘Tergi l’ingiuste lagrime’
Mozart Il re pastore: ‘L’amerò, sarò costante’
Tozzi Orfeo ed Euridice: ‘Qual vita è questa mai… Che fiero momento’
Mozart Il re pastore: Finale, ‘Viva l’invitto duce’
PERFORMERS
Ava Dodd soprano
Stephanie Hershaw soprano
Chelsea Zurflüh soprano
Hugo Brady tenor
Philippe Durrant tenor
The Mozartists
Ian Page conductor
The Mozartists' ground-breaking MOZART 250 series continues with this revelatory selection from operas that were being performed 250 years ago in 1775. Highlights from Mozart’s serenely effervescent Il re pastore include the exquisite 'L’amerò, sarò costante' and the infectiously joyful finale, 'Viva l’invitto Duce', and the programme also contains an idyllic trio from Haydn’s ‘Turkish’ opera and a scintillatingly virtuosic aria from J. C. Bach’s Lucio Silla. Also included are modern-day premières of arias from the two operas that were commissioned alongside Mozart’s 1775 operas: Antonio Tozzi’s Orfeo ed Euridice opened in Munich a few days before Mozart’s La finta giardiniera, while Gli orti esperidi by Domenico Fischietti (who three years earlier had been controversially appointed as Kapellmeister in Salzburg) was the main commission for the royal visit for which Mozart’s Il re pastore was also written.
An outstanding line-up of young singers is headed by soprano Ava Dodd and tenor Hugo Brady, who both starred in The Mozartists’ acclaimed performance of La finta giardiniera at Cadogan Hall in March 2025, and Mozart specialist Ian Page conducts his award-winning period-instrument orchestra.
Venue Details & Map
Location
Cadogan Hall, London
Cadogan Hall 5 Sloane Terrace London SW1X 9DQ
