PRJCT Amsterdam, led by Maarten Engeltjes, performs Handel's famous aria ‘Ombra mai fu’ "To Life" — the opening aria from the opera Xerxes, in which the Persian king Xerxes sings of the shade of a sycamore tree and prays that storms and thunder will never disturb its peace.
This new video is part of our video series Immortal Frequencies — an online treasure trove of the most beautiful Baroque music, recorded at unique locations throughout the Netherlands.
The recording was made at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, with video by Grycko Films and audio by TRPTK.
The video will be posted on July 29, 2026, at 12:30 p.m. Published simultaneously on our YouTube channel, the Immortal Frequencies website, and Early Music TV.