Franco Fagioli and Gabetta Consort – Farinelli

The countertenor Franco Fagioli and the Gabetta Consort String Orchestra, conducted by violinist Andrés Gabetta, present the program “Farinelli” in the Sala Argenta of the Palacio de Festivales de Cantabria, a journey through 18th-century Italian opera and instrumental music. The critical edition of the scores is by Giovanni Andrea Sechi.

Fagioli has brought back to the stage the repertoire composed for the great 18th-century castrati. His voice spans three octaves, and he was the first countertenor to sign an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon, with albums dedicated to Rossini, Händel, and Leonardo Vinci; he has performed at festivals such as Halle, Ludwigsburg, Innsbruck, and Salzburg. The Gabetta Consort, founded in 2019 by Andrés Gabetta, specializes in historically informed performance with period instruments.

Programa

Parte I

• Henry Purcell: “Curtain Tune on a Ground”, from Timon of Athens, Z. 632.
• Johann Adolf Hasse: “Parto con l’alma in pene”, aria from Siroe, from Siroe.
• Nicola Porpora: “Se pietoso il tuo labro”, aria of Mirteo, from Semiramide riconosciuta.
• Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto RV 208, “Grosso Mogul”.
• Riccardo Broschi: “Chi non sente al mio dolore”, aria of Epitide, from Merope.
• Giuseppe Sellitto: “Scenda dal cielo irato”, aria of Mirteo, from Nitocri.

Parte II

• Nicola Porpora: “Lontan dal solo… Lusingato dalla speme”, recitative and aria of Aci, from Polifemo.
• Nicola Porpora: “Parte talor dal mare”, aria from Orfeo.
• Francesco Geminiani: Concerto grosso in D minor, H. 143, “La Folía”.
• Nicola Porpora: “Sempre a sì vaghi rai”, aria from Orfeo.
• Pietro Antonio Locatelli: Concerto grosso in C minor, Op. 1 No. 11.
• Nicola Porpora: “Giunta all’estremo… Vado seguendo Amore”, aria from Orfeo.

Información práctica

• Sunday, November 22, 2026, at 19:00.
• Duration: part I, 40 minutes; intermission; part II, 35 minutes.
• Minuto Joven and Grada Joven discounts available.
• Sala Argenta, Palacio de Festivales de Cantabria, calle de Gamazo s/n, 39004 Santander.