Synopsis

For his sixtieth appearance at the Proms, Sir John Eliot Gardiner leads his Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists in Handel’s intensely theatrical *Dixit Dominus*, a choral concerto brimming with virtuosity and vibrant color. The program also features Bach’s Easter cantata, *Christ lag in Todes Banden*, a powerfully dramatic setting of the beloved Lutheran hymn. Mezzo-soprano Ann Hallenberg joins the performance as soloist in Handel’s cantata of praise to the Virgin Mary, "Donna, che in