Academy for Early Music Berlin: "Marc'Antonio e Cleopatra"

With his *Serenata*, the then 26-year-old composer Johann Adolf Hasse caused a sensation in Naples for the first time. At the work’s premiere, Farinelli—arguably the most famous castrato in opera history—sang the role of Cleopatra, while the male title role was performed by the contralto Vittoria Tesi. This unique sensual quality of the vocal types is also reflected in our performance in an extraordinary way: the male soprano Federico Fiorio sings the role of Cleopatra, while Margherita Maria Sala takes on the trouser role of the lover. Both are among the outstanding voices of a new generation of singers.

Program:
Johann Adolf Hasse: Marc'Antonio e Cleopatra (1725)
Serenata in 2 acts
Libretto by Francesco Ricciardi

Cast:
Margherita Maria Sala as Marc'Antonio,
Federico Fiorio as Cleopatra,
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin,
conducted by Bernhard Forck

Tickets:
Three categories: €33, €27.50, and €22, available online via the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin’s Reservix ticket shop. Discounted tickets for €10 are available only at the box office, subject to availability, for schoolchildren, students, and holders of the Berlin Ticket S upon presentation of valid ID or proof of eligibility. People with limited mobility and severely disabled persons with a B designation should please contact the office by phone (030/323 0444 15) to purchase tickets. All prices include VAT, plus shipping and service fees.

Organizer:
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin in cooperation with Kultur Büro Elisabeth

Sponsored by:
Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion

Media partner:
radiodrei

Photo © Nicola Nesi & Vinico Cannas