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Thursday 13 May, 7.30pm
St. John's, Smith Square
La Venexiana
Claudio Cavina
director
Monteverdi Vespers of 1610
- La Venexiana
This year Monteverdi's Vespers celebrates its 400th anniversary. An iconic masterwork of the early Baroque, this collection of exquisitely written psalms and other sacred pieces is a showcase for the very best vocal-music techniques of its day, placing sumptuous plainchant-based polyphony alongside solo motets demonstrating the latest styles of sensual vocal melody. After bringing us a brilliant Orfeo in 2007, multi-award-winning Italian vocal-and-instrumental ensemble La Venexiana returns under its director Claudio Cavina to get this year's Festival off to an ideal start.
'Catch La Venexiana now, and you'll be able to say you knew all about them before they were hailed as the best Italian consort of their generation.'
Gramophone
Friends drinks.
Booking
This production is managed by Studiomusica Early Music Department, the Italian integrated system of study, design, promotion, organization and management of early music events. www.studiomusica.net