Ars Lyrica Paradise 2011

“Paradise Found”

Friday, September 23, 2011
7:30 pm
Zilkha Hall Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

 

Join Ars Lyrica, a Grammy-nominated early music ensemble for their season opener on September 23 at 7:30pm at Zilkha Hall Hobby Center for the Performing Arts.

The  2011-12 season of Transformations begins with “Paradise Found”,  a journey from worldly torment to heavenly ecstasy, featuring French-Italian soprano Céline Ricci in her Houston début with core Ars Lyrica string and continuo players.

Program:
Domenico Scarlatti: Pur nel sonno almen tal’ora
Couperin and Rameau: Instrumental works
G. F. Handel: Gloria in excelsis Deo

“Ricci…is a sensation, vital on stage and a dazzling coloratura. ” — Los Angeles Times
“a stunning virtuosity” —Opera Magazine
“Lots of bold, bright, nosethumbing fun.” —Records International

Tickets for “Paradise Found”: Call the Hobby Center Box office at 713.315.2525 or go towww.arslyricahouston.org
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