Handel | Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno
Wed, 18 Feb
|St Andrews on the Terrace - Wellington
Beauty, Pleasure, Time, and Truth collide in Handel’s fiery Roman masterpiece—a glittering battle between temptation and wisdom, told through some of the most irresistible music of the Baroque.
Time & Location
18 Feb 2026, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
St Andrews on the Terrace - Wellington, 30 The Terrace, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
Guests
About the event
Handel’s Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno (“The Triumph of Time and Disillusion”) is a dazzling allegorical oratorio composed in 1707 during his first stay in Rome. In this youthful yet profound masterpiece, the characters Beauty, Pleasure, Time, and Disillusion debate the fleeting nature of earthly delights and the inevitability of truth. Overflowing with virtuosic arias, poignant drama, and radiant melodies, it showcases Handel’s genius in its first flowering—a vibrant blend of Italian passion and Baroque grandeur.
Bellezza: Madison Nonoa,
Piacere: Rhona Fraser
Disinganno: Austin Haynes
Tempo: Zachary McCulloch
Sung in Italian with orchestra. Performing edition by Peter Jones