From the heart-rending ‘Lascia ch’io pianga'(Let me weep) from Handel’s opera Rinaldo to the dramatic Frost aria from Kind Arthur by Purcell, this program of quintessential Baroque arias is sure to transport and delight audiences. Dance music from Purcell’s The Fairy Queen and Rameau’s Danse des sauvages will have audiences tapping their toes.

Joined for the first time by internationally acclaimed countertenor Tobias Merz, Arioso Chamber Ensemble brings together the talents and experience of leading specialists in Baroque performance. Tobias has previously sung with Opera Australia, English National Opera, Opera North (UK) and Scottish Opera.

Arioso Chamber Ensemble has regularly performed in festivals and concerts in South-East Queensland and beyond since 2014. Tobias Merz (countertenor), Margaret Caley and Jacqueline Webber (baroque violin), Janet Brewer (harpsichord) and Shannon Scheltema (viola da gamba), have a passion for bringing baroque music to a wider audience through engaging high quality Historically Informed performances.