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Carnegie Hall Presents

Lea Desandre, Mezzo-Soprano
Thomas Dunford, Lute 

Lettera Amorosa
Thursday, November 2, 2023 7:30 PM Weill Recital Hall
Lea Desandre and Thomas Dunford by Julien Benhamou
Vocalist Lea Desandre is a major rising star, and “one of today’s most exciting voices in early-music performance” (The New York Times). For this special recital, she teams up with lutenist Thomas Dunford, hailed as the “Eric Clapton of the lute” (BBC Magazine). Carnegie Hall audiences will recognize them both from a breathtaking 2022 performance with the Jupiter ensemble. The chance to witness their debut duo recital in our most intimate venue is not to be missed.

Performers

Lea Desandre, Mezzo-Soprano
Thomas Dunford, Lute

Program

MONTEVERDI "Sí dolce è’l tormento"

FRESCOBALDI "Se l'aura spira" from Primo libro d'arie musicali per cantarsi

KAPSBERGER Toccata No. 6

DALZA "Calata ala Spagnola"

HANDEL "Lascia la spina" from Il trionfo del Tempo e della Verità

KAPSBERGER Toccata No. 5

MONTEVERDI "Se i languidi miei sguardi (lettera amorosa)" from The Seventh Book of Madrigals

KAPSBERGER "Figlio dormi"

HANDEL "Ombra mai fù" from Serse

KAPSBERGER Toccata No. 1

MERULA "Canzonetta spirituale sopra alla nanna"

KAPSBERGER Toccata No. 3

MERULA "Folle è ben che si crede"

MONTEVERDI "Quel sguardo sdegnosetto"


Encores:

HAHN "À Chloris"

JACQUES DUTRONC/SALVET/MORISSE "Le temps de l'amour"

Event Duration

The printed program will last approximately one hour with no intermission.

Salon Encores

Join us for a free drink at a post-concert reception in Weill Recital Hall’s Jacobs Room.
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Bios

Lea Desandre

Appointed “Female Singer of the Year” at the prestigious Opus Klassik Awards 2022, French Italian mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre is one of the most inspiring talents of her ...

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Thomas Dunford

Born in Paris, Thomas Dunford discovered the lute at the age of nine thanks to his first teacher Claire Antonini. He continued his studies at the Conservatoire de Paris, where he won first ...

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