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Tamerlano was off the table, but discovering La Resurrezione left us wanting
to explore the piece in more depth. The constraints of TV production meant
we had had to cut the piece, so here we had our opportunity to work on the
piece in full. We had to make some changes to the cast to honour our
commitment to the artists we had booked for Tamerlano, but the decision felt
right.

There have been various moments in my career when, as a performer, I have
felt we were creating something exceptional. These last few weeks of being
involved in La Resurrezione have felt that way, and I am sure that the
recording will capture some of the extraordinary excitement we all felt.

I have been very fortunate to have experienced some wonderful moments on
stage with my colleagues. In 2017, at the last performance of our tour
of Ariodante at Carnegie Hall, after the second break (already three hours into
the concert!), we came on stage before Harry and the soloists, and the
audience went wild for the orchestra. It made me feel so proud!

Of course, the soloists were exceptional and the music stunning, but it was
very special to be on stage. I certainly didn’t envisage when I was an awkward
teenager living in Seville, buying CDs of all these fantastic musicians that I
would end up doing just that, let alone running one of the most celebrated
chamber orchestras in the world.

SKY ARTS and the KT Wong Foundation present a brand-new production
of Handel’s rarely performed sacred oratorio – La
Resurrezione broadcast on Sky Arts on Monday 3 May at 7pm.

Handel’s Rodelinda is released on 14 May and is the first Handel title The
English Concert is releasing as part of its association with Linn Records.