Apollo’s Fire
The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra
The Power of Love:
Passions of Handel and Vivaldi
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

Renowned for “forging a vibrant, life-affirming approach to the re-making of early music” (BBC Music Magazine), the Apollo’s Fire chamber orchestra makes its fourth appearance at Schwab Auditorium in The Power of Love. The ensemble’s commitment to personal, emotional communication finds an ideal match in soprano Amanda Forsythe, who has taken Covent Garden, the Rossini Festival, and the Boston Early Music Festival by storm. “Amanda Forsythe was the star of the show,” writes a Wall Street Journal reviewer. “Her soprano has just the right amount of weight and vibrato; it soars, spins, and sparkles with high dudgeon.” The soprano and Jeannette Sorrell, Apollo’s Fire artistic director and harpsichordist, explore the passions of the Baroque in this program of love, angst, and revenge. The concert features luscious George Frideric Handel arias, from the new Apollo’s Fire album with Forsythe, plus fiery Antonio Vivaldi concertos. The program closes with Sorrell’s acclaimed arrangement of Vivaldi’s La Folia, which the ensemble performs from memory and which has brought audiences to their feet at Madrid’s Royal Theatre, London’s Wigmore Hall, Bordeaux’s Grand Opera House, and concert halls throughout North America.