7:30 pm
OCT 23, 2026
FRIDAY
BAROQUE AT BELLA WITH
NICHOLAS MCGEGAN
Co-presented with the Calgary Phil
Hannah Pagenkopf
soprano
Aoife Bonaventura
mezzo-soprano
Jason Ragan
tenor
Nicholas Allen
baritone
DETAILS
Nicholas McGegan conducts festive music celebrating the 1748 signing of the peace treaty Aix-la-Chapelle between France and Britain with Jean-Phillipe Rameau's opéra-ballet Naïs and George Frideric Handel's Royal Fireworks Music. Local professional singers join members of the Calgary Philharmonic Chorus and the Orchestra in J.S. Bach's moving cantata about hope in faith amidst struggle with suffering.
Featuring soloists: Hannah Pagenkopf, Aoife Bonaventura, Jason Ragan & Nicholas Allen.
Conducted by Nicholas McGegan
Co-presented with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Program
Jean-Phillipe Rameau Rameau Suite + Selections from Naïs
J.S. Bach Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
George Frideric Handel Royal Fireworks Music