
FEATURED ARTISTS
Hannah De Priest, soprano
Debra Nagy, oboe and director
Shelby Yamin, violin
Laura Lutzke, violin
Kate Goddard, viola
Rebecca Landell, cello
Mark Edwards, harpsichord
Starstruck
Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 4:00 pm
Pre-concert talk at 3:15 pm
Heights Theater
2781 Euclid Heights Blvd Cleveland Heights, Ohio, 44106
At once dazzling and heart-wrenching, Handel’s rarely-heard Italian cantatas and chamber music have it all. “Magnetic” soprano Hannah De Priest soars in Silete venti and shines like the stars in excerpts from Apollo e Dafne. Brilliant instrumental works complete this all-Handel program.
Musical Program
Concerto Grosso in G major, Op. 3 no. 3 (HWV 314)
“Come in ciel benigna stella” from Apollo e Dafne (HWV 122)
Trio Sonata Op. 5 no. 1 in A major
“Felicissima quest’alma” from Apollo e Dafne
Silete Venti (HWV 242)
All works by George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759)
