Hargis/O’Dette Duo

San Francisco Early Music Society

San Francisco Early Music Society Hargis/O’Dette Duo

"Wait! I’m Singing Now…”

Soprano Ellen Hargis is one of the outstanding artists of our day.”
Pittsburgh Tribune
“O’Dette is the greatest living lutenist.”
Stereophile

Friends and colleagues for over twenty five years, Ellen Hargis and Paul O’Dette bring an incomparable spirit of drama and fun and a vivid musical imagination to their voice and lute collaborations. Music of Strozzi, Kapsberger, Scarlatti, Cesti and Piccinini.

  • Venue: St. Mark's Lutheran Church
  • Date: Sun September 12, 2010 4:00pm
  • City: San Francisco
  • Price Range: $28 general/$25 members/$10 students
  • Tickets: 510-528-1725
Additional Dates:
Fri September 10, 2010 8:00pm
First Lutheran Church
Sat September 11, 2010 7:30pm
St. John's Presbyterian Church

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Program

Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677)

L’Astratto

Alessandro Piccinini (1566 - 1638)

Various

Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725)

Orfeo

Antonio Cesti (1623-1669)

Aspettate! adesso canto!

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Artist Spotlights
August 24, 2010

Soprano Ellen Hargis will give three recitals with lutenist Paul O’Dette across the Bay Area in a program, titled “Wait! I’m Singing Now…,” featuring the music of Strozzi, Kapsberger, Scarlatti, Cesti, and Piccinini. SFCV asked Hargis about her love of early music, the challenges of balancing singing and teaching, and what it’s like to work as an early-music star in a modern world.

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