Paradise Lost

In 1658, the blind John Milton began dictating to his daughters and friends a poem that would become a reference for poets and writers for the next two centuries. Paradise Lost recounts the epic deeds of the fallen angel Lucifer, whose pride and envy cause the fall of man and the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden. The poem was the basis for several compositions, such as Haydn's Schöpfung.

In this programme, recited excerpts alternate with settings of Milton's poem by composers such as Johann Ernst Galliard, John Christopher Smith and others, commemorating the 350th anniversary of John Milton's death.

Tickets: https://www.hnt.nl/voorstellingen/8354/musica-poetica-john-milton/paradise-lost