(Credit: Oleg Rostovstev)

Czech mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kozená will perform at the Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo in Bogotá on on September 23, 2022.

Joining her will be Venice Baroque Orchestra as she takes on repertoire by such composers as Vivaldi, Locatelli, Galuppi, and Marcello. There will also be selections from Händel’s “Alcina” including “Ah Ruggiero Crudel,” “Ah, mio cor,” “Di cor mio, quanto t’amai,” “Mi restano le lagrime,” and “Si, son quella.” The duration of the performance will be approximately one hour and 30 minutes. 

Following the performance in Bogotá, Kozená and the Venice Baroque Orchestra will present the same program in Santiago, Chile and Buenos Aires, Argentina. From there, the mezzo will head to Versailles to perform in a Gala on Oct. 19, 2022 celebrating 40 years of “Les Musiciens du Louvre.”

She is also scheduled for concerts in the Czech Republic with the Czech Philharmonic throughout November. She is also set for a production of “Katya Kabanova.”