La Francesina: Handel's nightingale

Elisabeth Duparc was born in France, trained in Italy and rose to fame in London. La Francesina was one of Handel's last muses as he abandoned the splendour of Italian opera for the spiritual elevation of oratorio. He composed major roles for her, mainly "nightingale" arias. Most of her contemporaries praised the timbre and agility of her warbler voice.

In this programme ranging from opera to oratorio, Belgian soprano Sophie Junker pays tribute to La Francesina and explores the decade-long collaboration between her and Handel. She will be the Nuova Francesina who will respond to Duparc with the same energy in her sumptuous repertoire.

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