C. Monteverdi Lamento della Ninfa
(1567-1643) from Madrigali Guerrieri et Amorosi (1638)
text by Ottavio Rinuccini ［1562-1621］

Lamento d’Arianna from Opera D’Arianna (1608)
text by Ottavio Rinuccini ［1562-1621］

Ohime ch’io cado
Si dolce e’l tormento
from Quatro scherzo delle ariose vaghezze (1624)
text from Anonymous poem ［16th Century］

Zefiro Torna e di soavi accenti from Scehrzi musicali cioe arie (1632)
text by Ottavio Rinuccini ［1562-1621］

Pur ti miro from Opera L’incoronazione di Poppea (1643)
text by Giovanni Francesco Busenello ［1598-1659］

INTERMISSION

S. Barber Hermit Songs
(1910-1981) text from Anonymous poems by Irish monks ［8-13th Century］
At St. Patrick’s Purgatory
Church Bell at Night
St. Ita’s Vision
The Heavenly Banquet
The Crucifixion
Sea Snatch
Promiscuity
The Monk and His Cat
The Praises of God
The Desire for Hermitage

C. Monteverdi Ohime ch’io cado (arr. by L’arpeggiata)
(1567-1643)