Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Julia Bullock, soprano
For her second engagement of the season, Bullock is joined by the famed period-instrument ensemble the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in its long-awaited return to Berkeley. The collective brings a fresh approach and a spirit of inquisitiveness to Baroque music performance—and is known for making historic instruments sing in the repertoire originally composed for them. The program highlights Bullock’s gleaming soprano in arias from operas by Handel, Lully, Rameau, and Purcell in Italian, French, and English, as well as instrumental showpieces by Vivaldi, Bach, Pachelbel, and Handel.
Leadership support for the 2024-25 Julia Bullock residency at Cal Performances is provided by Michael P. N. A. Hormel.
| HANDEL | Overture from Music for the Royal Fireworks “Verdi prati” from Alcina |
| VIVALDI | Concerto in E major, Op. 8, No. 1, Spring (from The Four Seasons) |
| BACH | “Schafe können sicher weiden” from BWV 208 |
| HANDEL | “La Paix” from Music for the Royal Fireworks “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba” from Solomon, HWV 67 “Da tempeste il legno infranto” from Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17 |
| STROZZI | Che si può fare?, Op. 8 |
| LULLY | “Marche pour la cérémonie des Turcs” from Le Bourgeois gentilhomme |
| PURCELL | “If Love’s a Sweet Passion” from The Fairy Queen |
| RAMEAU | “Les sauvages” from Les Indes galantes |
| J.S. BACH | Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048 |
| HANDEL | “Let the Bright Seraphim” from Samson, HWV 57 |
| PACHELBEL | Canon in D major |
| HANDEL | “La Réjouissance” from Music for the Royal Fireworks |
The Program Book will be available approximately one week before the performance.
