A captivating evening of Baroque song and instrumental colour. Soprano Jane Burnell returns with a selection of dazzling arias, joined by Manchester Baroque’s Fellowship players and ensemble regulars.

Performers:
Manchester Baroque - performing on period instruments
Jane Burnell – Soprano
Pauline Nobes and Andrew Taheny - Violin
James Heathcote – Cello
David Francis - Harpsichord

Programme:
Le Parnassus ou L’Apothéose de Corelli - François Couperin (1668–1733)
‘Ye gentle spirits of the air’ from Fairy Queen - Henry Purcell (1659–1695)
Plaint from the Fairy Queen - Henry Purcell
Battaglia de Barbaso yerno de Satanas - Andrea Falconiero (1585–1656)
Interval
Sonata No. 6 from Harmonia-artificiosa-ariosa (1696) - Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (1644–1704)
Armida Abbandonata (HWV 105) - George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)