February 18, 2025

Handel: Benche mi Sprezzi (Tamerlano)

Experience the raw emotion and stunning vocal skill of countertenor Max Emanuel Cencic in this soul-stirring aria Benche mi Sprezzi from Handel’s Tamerlano. Let the music transport you to the Baroque era as Cencic brings Prince Andronico’s inner turmoil to life. Don’t miss this captivating performance!

Opera Tamerlano by George Frideric Handel is a Baroque masterpiece composed in 1724. It tells a story of love, honour, and power struggles centred around the infamous conqueror Tamerlane, inspired by Timur’s historical persona. In the opera, Tamerlano is reimagined as a complex, at times ruthless, ruler caught in a web of personal and political intrigue.

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