Opera in Concert Version "Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno" by George Frideric Handel
17 April 2027 · 19:00
Gran Teatre del Liceu, el Raval, Ciutat Vella
Everything beautiful withers. In this first great moral allegory, Handel approaches a vibrant and invisible battle within the human soul. Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno, premiered in Rome in 1707, is a vast canvas reflecting on vanity: Youth, Beauty, Time and Disillusion confront one another in a dialogue of splendour and shadow, revealing that the struggle between the ephemeral and the eternal remains one of the essential drives of human existence. In concert form, audiences can fully enter the emotional and spiritual fabric that Handel conceived with astonishing precocity. Each aria is a confession, each recitative another step along the inner path from worldly seduction to intimate revelation. The drama —subtle yet piercing— pulses through some of the most beautiful melodies written by Il caro Sassone. Giovanni Antonini's direction, masterful in making Baroque music breathe with organic energy and rhythmic incandescence, turns this version into a solemn act. With Il Giardino Armonico, one of the most dynamic ensembles in historically informed performance, the score regains its most primal profile: a Baroque style that is not empty ornament, but vital tension, a telluric…
Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona · checked on 8 September 2026