Location: Sprague Memorial Hall
New Haven, CT 06511
Open To: General Public
Admission: Free
Description: Love Songs, Lute Solos, and Laments: Music from 17th Century Europe. Guest artists: Emma Kirkby, soprano, Jakob Lindberg, lute Music of Bacheler, Danyel, D’India, Johnson, Kapsperger, Lawes, Monteverdi, Morley, & Strozzi
Dame Emma Kirkby, the “queen of early music” (Decca), will perform in New Haven together with renowned lutenist Jakob Lindberg. Kirkby has thrilled audiences around the world for her intensely expressive singing and her pure, bright tone. Enjoy this extraordinary duo in an intimate and beautiful program of 17th-century love songs from Britain and Italy with masterpieces both familiar and rare.