AFM: Dragons and Dungeons

Anchorage Festival of Music

Duration: 90 Min
Ages: 12+
Price From: $50

Sep 14, 2024 - Sep 15, 2024

Private Residence

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Event Info

In early modern Europe, dragons were real and personal. A dragon believed to be lurking in a nearby cave or bog induced fear, but also unifying pride. Dragons even appear alongside documented animals in natural history texts until the mid-eighteenth century, when scientists of the Enlightenment tried to convince the masses that dragons were “a most terrible animal, but most probably imagined.”

This concert presents baroque songs and instrumental music about dragons of all scales and character: dragons as symbols of honor and virtue, dragons as allegory for the devil, and dragons as guards of forbidden treasure or captives. Performed on period instruments, the program presents works in English, French, Italian, German, and Norwegian by baroque stalwarts Telemann, Handel, Purcell, and Jacquet de La Guerre.

Victoria Fraser, soprano
Jonathan Salzedo, harpsichord
Laura Koenig, baroque flute
Dawn Lindsay, violin
Linda Ottum, cello

Post-Show

Your ticket includes an elegant post-concert reception.

Dragons and Dungeons Concert First Look

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Private Residence

The performance will take place in a private residence on the lower hillside. Address will be provided upon ticket purchase.

Babies

Babies are prohibited.

Children

Minimum Age to Enter 6 or older

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Tickets will not be sold at the door.

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