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From March 18-27, 2022, the groundbreaking Lorelei Ensemble, led by Artistic Director Beth Willer, embarks on a tour of This Tyrant, Love, marking the ensemble’s triumphant return to live performance. This Tyrant, Love’s program is a journey through ancient and modern tales of love and longing, told via Lorelei Ensemble’s impeccable treble voices and accompanied by noted lutenist Kevin Payne. Each performance will feature virtuosic 17th century madrigals alongside striking modern works.
The program begins with Luzzasco Luzzaschi’s Troppo ben può, followed by Claudio Monteverdi’s Ardo e scoprir, ahi lasso, io non ardisco, Luigi Rossi’s Disperate speranze, “Passacaglia” from Intavolatura di Liuto by Alessandro Piccinini, and Barbara Strozzi’s Le Tre Grazie a Venere. The shift to modern compositions begins with Solstice by Icelandic performance-artist Björk, Pulitzer-Prize winning composer Caroline Shaw’s Dolce Cantavi and British songwriter Laura Mvula’s She. After intermission, the program closes with selections from David Lang’s love fail, a meditation on the timelessness of love that weaves together details from retellings of Tristan and Isolde.
Tickets: $35 General admission, $10 Duke students
