“Jommelli, the creator of a quite new taste, and certainly one of the foremost musical geniuses who have ever lived… opened up a path all of his own.” Thus wrote the esteemed 18th century commentator C. F. Schubart of the Italian composer Niccolò Jommelli, who died 250 years ago in 1774. Jommelli wrote some 80 operas as well as numerous sacred works, and was hailed during his lifetime as one of Europe’s greatest composers, but his music has subsequently fallen into neglect. In this concert, we are joined by three leading young singers for a programme featuring arias and ensembles from Jommelli’s operas, to mark the 250th anniversary of the composer’s death.

With special thanks to The Continuo Foundation and The Thistle Trust.

“This is exactly the kind of mad thing that makes MOZART 250 so diverting: unearthing forgotten works… playing them often for the first time since the 18th century, and giving us a real feeling of the musical air Mozart was breathing.”

ROBERT THICKNESSE, OPERA NOW MAGAZINE

Jommelli

18 September 2024, 7.30pm – Wigmore Hall

“Jommelli, the creator of a quite new taste, and certainly one of the foremost musical geniuses who have ever lived… opened up a path all of his own.” Thus wrote the esteemed 18th century commentator C. F. Schubart of the Italian composer Niccolò Jommelli, who died 250 years ago in 1774. Jommelli wrote some 80 operas as well as numerous sacred works, and was hailed during his lifetime as one of Europe’s greatest composers, but his music has subsequently fallen into neglect. In this concert, we are joined by three leading young singers for a programme featuring arias and ensembles from Jommelli’s operas, to mark the 250th anniversary of the composer’s death.

Programme

Artists

	Emily Pogorelc (soprano)		Ambroisine Bre (mezzo-soprano)
	Stuart Jackson (tenor)		Ian Page (conductor)

Practical Information

Tickets £18.00 — £50 (plus venue booking fees).

Wigmore Hall
36 Wigmore Street
London
W1U 2BP

https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/

020 7935 2141

With special thanks to The Continuo Foundation and The Thistle Trust.

“This is exactly the kind of mad thing that makes MOZART 250 so diverting: unearthing forgotten works… playing them often for the first time since the 18th century, and giving us a real feeling of the musical air Mozart was breathing.”

ROBERT THICKNESSE, OPERA NOW MAGAZINE

Jommelli

18 September 2024, 7.30pm – Wigmore Hall

“Jommelli, the creator of a quite new taste, and certainly one of the foremost musical geniuses who have ever lived… opened up a path all of his own.” Thus wrote the esteemed 18th century commentator C. F. Schubart of the Italian composer Niccolò Jommelli, who died 250 years ago in 1774. Jommelli wrote some 80 operas as well as numerous sacred works, and was hailed during his lifetime as one of Europe’s greatest composers, but his music has subsequently fallen into neglect. In this concert, we are joined by three leading young singers for a programme featuring arias and ensembles from Jommelli’s operas, to mark the 250th anniversary of the composer’s death.

Programme

Artists

	Emily Pogorelc (soprano)
	Ambroisine Bre (mezzo-soprano)
	Stuart Jackson (tenor)
	Ian Page (conductor)

Practical Information

Tickets £18.00 — £50 (plus venue booking fees).

Wigmore Hall
36 Wigmore Street
London
W1u 2BP

https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/

020 7935 2141

With special thanks to The Continuo Foundation and The Thistle Trust.

“This is exactly the kind of mad thing that makes MOZART 250 so diverting: unearthing forgotten works… playing them often for the first time since the 18th century, and giving us a real feeling of the musical air Mozart was breathing.”

ROBERT THICKNESSE, OPERA NOW MAGAZINE