Barockes Feuerwerk - Musikfest Bremen

Il Giardino Armonico Instrumental Ensemble
Julia Lezhneva Soprano
Giovanni Antonini Conductor

Program:
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerti in E minor RV 134, B minor op. 3/10 RV 580 (from "L'Estro Armonico") and E flat major op. 8/5 RV 253 "La tempesta di mare", opera arias from "La Griselda" RV 718, "Bajazet" RV 703, "Ottone in villa" RV 729, "Il Giustino" RV 717 and "L'Olimpiade" RV 725
Joseph Haydn: "Arianna a Naxos" Hob. XXVIb:2

No matter where she performs - she is sure to be cheered. The way Julia Lezhneva sings the most breakneck coloraturas with the greatest naturalness is sometimes nothing short of a miracle. The soprano, who comes from the Russian island of Sakhalin in the Pacific, is a phenomenon! She had her breakthrough at the Salzburg Festival in 2010 at the age of just 21 and has been celebrating triumphs in the baroque repertoire ever since. After she set off real fireworks at her Musikfest debut in 2024, the critic of the Nordsee-Zeitung raved about a "great moment for Bremerhaven". Whether highly virtuoso or intimately soulful arias by Vivaldi and Haydn, Julia Lezhneva's warmly timbred, crystal-clear soprano turns every ornament into a powerhouse of emotion thanks to her sophisticated technique. With Il Giardino Armonico, she has one of the world's leading baroque ensembles at her side, which is the perfect partner with its wide-awake, grippingly expressive and sensitive playing.