It will be an Italian evening - in every sense of the word! The Cameristi della Scala ensemble, made up of musicians representing the orchestra of the famous opera theatre in Milan, will perform a special concert on the Kraków Philharmonic stage. Together with mezzo-soprano Daniela Pini and cellists Massimo Polidori and Giovanni Inglese, the artists will showcase works by Nicola Porpora, who worked in Naples, and the Venetian composer Antonio Vivaldi. We will listen to arias, including In braccio a mille furie from Porpora's opera Semiramide riconosciuta, which was first performed by the famous Farinelli, and the poignant Vedrò con mio diletto composed by Vivaldi for Il Giustino. The programme will be complemented with instrumental works by the Red Priest, and it is worth noting that we are going to break the mould of the Four Seasons to listen to concertos for two cellos and four violins accompanied by strings performed by surprising ensembles and featuring unusual harmonies.

Antonio Vivaldi Concerto in G minor for two cellos and strings RV 531
Nicola Porpora Salve Regina in F major
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Antonio Vivaldi:
- Sovente il sole, aria from Andromeda liberata RV Anh. 117
- Concerto in D minor for strings and basso continuo RV 127 
- Vedrò con mio diletto, aria from Il Giustino RV 717
Nicola Porpora Come nave in mezzo all’onde, aria from Siface re di Numidia
Antonio Vivaldi Concerto in B minor for four violins and strings RV 580
Nicola Porpora In braccio a mille furie, aria from Semiramide riconosciuta

Daniela Pini – mezzo-soprano
Massimo Polidori, Giovanni Inglese – cellos
Cameristi della Scala

In the photo: Daniela Pini, photo by Giorgia Corniola