Appointed music director at Drottningholms Slottsteater Francesco Corti presents a captivating concert at The Royal Chapel at Drottningholm, with Marie Lys, soprano and musicians from The Drottningholm Theatre Orchestra

PROGRAMME

G P Telemann (1681-1767)
Andante from Concerto in G major for flute, strings and continuo TWV 51:G1 

J S Bach (1681-1767)
Cantata BWV 202 Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten for soprano, strings and continuo

J S Bach
Brandenburg concerto No 5 in D major BWV 1050 for harpsichord, violin, flute and strings

J S Bach
Cantata BWV 210 O holder Tag, erwünschte Zeit for soprano, flute, oboe, strings and continuo

The theater's 2023 appointed music director Francesco Corti is very well rooted in early music. He is harpsichordist, organist and conductor with a repertoire focused on Baroque music and the classical period. He regularly leads orchestras such as Les Musiciens du Louvre and Pomo d'Oro and has made many recordings as a conductor, soloist and chamber musician. His latest cd Handel: Winged Hands. The Eight Great Suites & Overtures was recently awarded the Diapason d'Or, an award for outstanding classical music recordings. Since 2016 he teaches harpsichord and basso continuo at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel, Switzerland, one of the world's leading music institutes for early music.

Swiss soprano Marie Lys has collaborated with conductors such as Diego Fasolis, Christophe Rousset, Emmanuelle Haïm and Dmitry Sinkovsky. Recently she replaced Cecilia Bartoli in the title role in Handel's Alcina at Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. She sings opera roles throughout Europe, has received many singing awards and has recorded Vivaldi's long-forgotten opera Argippo with Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante. In the Abchordi ensemble, she sings previously unknown Baroque arias in a recording, Amate stelle, which will be released in 2023.