Special Concert: Handel’s Tolomeo in New York

The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra returns to the Venetian Theater for a semi-staged production of Handel’s masterpiece, Tolomeo, re d’Egitto. Led by their newly appointed Music Director, Peter Whelan, and directed by James Darrah Black, the ensemble has previously brought memorable Handel productions of Atalanta and Acis and Galatea to Caramoor. With an elite cast of Baroque specialists, this is a must-see for Baroque opera fans.
Program
HANDEL – Tolomeo, re d’Egitto, HWV 25
Performers
Peter Whelan, conductor
James Darrah Black, director
TOLOMEO: Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor
SELEUCE: Lauren Snouffer, soprano
ELISA: Nicole Heaston, soprano
ALESSANDRO: Kangmin Justin Kim, countertenor
ARASPE: Dashon Burton, bass-baritone

