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Bach, Handel, and Hercules Friday, September 24, 2021 at 7:30 pm Zilkha Hall, The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts DIGITAL PROGRAM BOOKLET: https://www.arslyricahouston.org/s/Ba... Ars Lyrica returns to the Hobby Center with a morality tale set to music by both Bach and Handel. The iconic strongman Hercules earned his place in the pantheon not through conquests but rather for his wisdom and honor. A pillar of mythology since Antiquity, Hercules faces a familiar dilemma, one that found significant resonance in the Baroque era, when ancient stories were a principal source of moral instruction. Both composers treat Hercules’ temptation and ultimate embrace of virtue with ravishing arias and grand ensembles. Featuring: Nola Richardson, soprano º Leia Lensing, mezzo-soprano Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor Steven Brennfleck, tenor Jason Zacher, baritone º Ars Lyrica debut Orchestral Personnel: Horn I – James Wilson Horn II – Drew Stephen Traverso I – Colin St-Martin Traverso II – Meg Griffeth Oboe I/oboe d'amore – Geoffrey Burgess Oboe II – Pablo Moreno Baroque bassoon – Ben Kamins Violin I – Elizabeth Blumenstock, Maria Lin, Hae-a Lee Violin II – Alan Austin, Anabel Detrick, Matt Detrick Viola – Erika Lawson Cello – Barrett Sills Violone – Deborah Dunham Organ – Daryl Robinson Harpsichord & conductor – Matthew Dirst Video and audio by BEND Productions, LLC https://www.arslyricahouston.org