Arie Di Baule - Kofferarien: Sänger Auf Reisen Julia Lezhneva Iii – Collegio Papio, Ascona

Date: Saturday, 3 October 2026
Time: 19:30
Duration: 01:50
Venue: Collegio Papio
Address: Collegio Papio, Via delle Cappelle, Ascona, Switzerland
City: Ascona
Organisation: Settimane Musicali Di Ascona
Price range: CHF 25 – CHF 85

About this event

A concert built around the Baroque tradition of arie di baule (suitcase arias), where prima donnas and castrati carried favorite arias between productions, tailoring programmes to their vocal strengths. Soprano Julia Lezhneva performs these arias with Kammerorchester Basel under violinist-conductor Dmitry Smirnov. The sequence alternates Handel concerto grossos with arias by Ariosti, Porpora, Galuppi, Hasse, Giacomelli, and Porta. Giovanni Andrea Sechi curates the concept, musicological research, and score editions used in performance. The concert lasts 110 minutes with an intermission, and is presented at Chiesa del Collegio Papio in Ascona. A 18:45 pre-concert introduction in Italian (German on request) is offered at Biblioteca Papio.

Cast & creative

Soprano
Julia Lezhneva
Soprano
Julia Lezhneva
Soprano
Julia Lezhneva
Soprano
Julia Lezhneva
Soprano
Julia Lezhneva
Soprano
Julia Lezhneva
Soprano