The mezzo-soprano, together with the Atenea Quartet and under the London director and harpsichordist Julian Reynolds, presents ‘Lamenti’ this Thursday.

Within its Chamber Music Cycle, the Auditorio de Tenerife presents the Lamenti concert featuring mezzo-soprano Silvia Tro Santafé, accompanied by the Atenea Quartet and conducted on harpsichord by London maestro Julian Reynolds. The Italian Lamenti recital will be held this Thursday (April 16) at 7.30 p.m. in the Chamber Hall.

Silvia Tro Santafé will soar in a two-part recital devoted to the powerful emotions of Italian lamenti. The concert opens with Baroque repertoire, showcasing works by Monteverdi, Scarlatti, and Vivaldi inspired by Greco-Roman myth: Arianna’s lament after Teseo abandons her, King Pharnaces’ upon believing that his own order has brought about his son’s death, and the tenderness of Perseus who resolves to save Andromeda from a sea monster.

Following the intermission, the program continues with classical pieces by Gluck, featuring the well-known lament of Orfeo over the loss of Euridice. Next are works reflecting symphonic Romanticism by Bellini and the bel canto of Rossini, including his cantata Giovanna d’Arco. The concert concludes with contemporary repertoire, highlighted by the final monologue that Jake Heggie composed for the Tony-awarded work Master Class.

Silvia Tro Santafé, a Spanish mezzo-soprano, has earned a formidable reputation among audiences and the globe’s premier opera houses. Her repertoire stretches from Baroque to the 21st century, with particular acclaim for her Rossini and bel canto roles; she has performed over 30 operatic parts to date.

Her collaborators include top conductors such as Teodor Currentzis, Maurizio Benini, Roberto Abbado, Riccardo Frizza, Fabio Biondi, Marc Minkowski, Bruno Campanella, and Christophe Rousset; stage directors include David McVicar, Valentina Carrasco, Damiano Micheletto, and Christof Loy. She frequently graces the world’s leading opera houses, among them the Vienna State Opera, Berlin State Opera, Teatro Real Madrid, San Carlo Naples, La Scala Milan, La Monnaie Brussels, Paris Opera, Semperoper Dresden, and venues in Zürich, Amsterdam, Palermo, Toulouse, Hamburg, Geneva, Bologna, Washington DC, Marseille, Genoa, and Moscow, amongst others. Her festival appearances include Pesaro’s Rossini Opera Festival, Salzburg, Baden-Baden, Peralada, and Santa Fe.

Julian Reynolds has enjoyed a thriving international career across opera and concert repertoire. The Atenea Quartet—one of Catalonia’s foremost chamber groups of its generation—comprises violinists Gil Sisquella Oncins and Raul Campos Calzada, violist Bernat Santacana Hervada, and cellist Ariadna Chmelik Lluís.

The tickets can be purchased at a single price of €15 and 5 euros for the audience under 30 years of age on the website www.auditoriodetenerife.com, at the auditorium’s box office, or by dialling the phone number 902 317 327 from Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Check the special discounts for students, unemployed people and large families, among others.