Lea Desandre, Thomas Dunford and Jupiter Ensemble | Handel - Live from Wigmore Hall

Lea Desandre mezzo-soprano; Thomas Dunford director, lute; Jupiter Ensemble

Date:Wed 24 Jun 2026, 7.30pm

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Thomas Dunford’s Jupiter Ensemble and French-Italian soprano Lea Desandre step into the thick of Handel’s oratorios and other works for London to embrace some of the composer’s most expressive arias, none more affecting than 'With darkness deep, as is my woe' from Theodora and the sublime 'Guardian angels, oh, protect me', a ravishing number from the 1757 version of The Triumph of Time and Truth. They conclude with the vocal pyrotechnics of 'No, no! I'll take no less', the mortal Semele’s command to the god Jupiter!

Lea Desandre mezzo-soprano
Thomas Dunford director, lute
Jupiter Ensemble

PROGRAMME

HANDEL
Theodora HWV68:
– With Darkness
Occasional Oratorio HWV62:
– Fly from the Threat'ning Vengeance, Fly!
Dances from Terpsicore:
– Prelude
– Chaconne
– Sarabande
– Gigue
Theodora HWV68:
– As with Rosy Steps the Morn
Joseph and his Brethren HWV59:
– Prophetic Raptures Swell My Breast
Suite from Theodora
Solomon HWV67:
– Will the Sun Forget to Streak
Suite in D minor HWV437:
– III. Sarabande
The Triumph of Time and Truth HWV71:
– Guardian Angels, Oh, Protect Me
Semele HWV58:
– No, No, I'll Take No Less