Amanda Forsythe’s Astonishing Feats

April 24, 2021, 4:30 pm

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Soprano Amanda Forsythe portrait in emerald gown
Soprano Amanda Forsythe (Photo: Arielle Doneson)

Amanda Forsythe, “one of the best Baroque sopranos on the scene today,” (Boston Classical Review) is Oliver’s guest this week. Forsythe combines astounding agility, staggering breath control, and imaginative ornamentation with beautiful tone in works by Handel and his contemporaries.

Playlist

Playlist to include arias from George Frideric Handel’s operas Almira and Giulio Cesare; a chamber duet by Agostino Steffani; and a preview of Amanda Forsythe’s new recording of music by Johann Gottlieb Graun.