George Friedrich Handel’s “Agrippina”

Saturday, May 26 & Sunday, May 27 in Portland

Baroque Opera Workshop
presents
George Friedrich Handel’s
“Agrippina”

Saturday, May 26 & Sunday, May 27 • 7:00 p.m. Multnomah Arts Center Auditorium
7688 SW Capitol Highway • Portland, Oregon 97219 • 503-823-ARTS

'Agrippina' is considered Handel’s first operatic masterpiece; according to Winton Dean it has few rivals for its “sheer freshness of musical invention.” Grimani’s libretto has also come in for much praise: The New Penguin Opera Guide describes it as one of the best Handel ever composed, and praises the “light touch” with which the characters are vividly portrayed. 'Agrippina' as a whole is, in the view of scholar John E. Sawyer, “among the most convincing of all the composer’s dramatic works.”

Directors: David Kerr, Sue Jensen, David Rivinus
Singers:
Linda Tsatsanis • Agrippina
Catherine Olson • Poppea
Abraham Hardy • Claudio
Anna Rikli • Nerone
Beth Madsen Bradford • Ottone
Orchestra:
Linda Melsted, David Kerr, Elizabeth Doty, Byron Laing, Alberta Hardy • Violins Samuel Zacharia • Viola
Kohler Johnson, Keahi Horowitz • Cello Paul Pitkin • Oboe
Assisted by members of Portland Baroque Orchestra
Curtis Daily • Double Bass
Susan Jensen • Harpsichord
joined by
Hideki Yamaya • Archlute

Suggested donation: $20. Proceeds benefit the performers and the Multnomah Arts Center Association.