THIS TYRANT, LOVE

ARTISTIC FORCES Lorelei Ensemble
with Kevin Payne, lute

PROGRAM LENGTH         90 minutes, with intermission

AVAILABILITY      Fall 2021 & Spring 2022

Traverse through ancient and modern tales of love, lust, and longing, spanning centuries. Featuring virtuosic 17th century madrigals originating with the storied concerto delle donne of the Ferrara court, alongside striking modern works by Pulitzer-Prizing winning composer Caroline Shaw, Icelandic performance-artist Björk, and British songwriter Laura Mvula. Closing the program are selections from David Lang’s love fail, a meditation on the timelessness of love that weaves together details from medieval retellings of the story of Tristan and Isolde with stories from more modern sources, including words of Lydia Davis, Marie de France, Gottfried von Strassburg, Béroul, Thomas of Britain and Richard Wagner.

Caroline SHAW                     Dolce Cantavi

Claudio MONTEVERDI          Ardo e scoprir, ahi lasso, io non ardisco

Luzzascho LUZZASCHI         Troppo ben può

Luigi ROSSI                           Disperate speranze

BJÖRK                                  Solstice

Laura MVULA                       She

David LANG                         Selections from love fail*

*alternate option to present full program of David Lang’s love fail, 70 minutes, no intermission