Players of The Hampstead Collective: “Agrippina’s Betrayal”
1st March 2026 @ 15:30 – 17:30
Formed in 2020 by Jacob Garside as a response to the devastating effects of the global pandemic on musicians’ livelihoods, the Hampstead Collective was able to offer support to musicians at a time of immense financial insecurity. They continue to play monthly in Hampstead Church and further afield.
Rebecca Hardwick (soprano) Jacob Garside (cello, viola da gamba) and the Players of the Hampstead Collective will perform Agrippina’s Betrayal; a programme centred round Handel’s Cantata of 1707 “Agrippina a condotta a morire”
Inspired by the tragic story of Agrippina’s fate, (which Handel later expanded in 1709 into a full scale opera), this cantata is distinctive in its devoted exploration of Agrippina’s perspective and the ensuing personal strife. In addition works by Handel’s German predecessors; Kuhnau, Schutz and Buxtehude offer insight to earlier Lutheran perspectives on these themes.
Tickets (£22) can be bought either at the door or via: Worcestershire Early Music
