Mena & Mozart

Like Mozart, the Spanish composer Juan Arriaga died far too early. Yet he left behind a large body of excellent music, including several vocal works. In the two vocal works for tonight's concert, the dramatic cantata Herminie and an aria from the opera Medée , Arriaga shows himself to be a surprisingly mature composer, with impressive dramatic sense. The soloist is the Norwegian soprano Berit Nordbakken, one of the Nordic countries' foremost inte...