Published in 1610, Marian Vespers are the first sacred pieces composed by Claudio Monteverdi, after a carreer started almost 28 years before. The structure has been stayed unchanged for more than fifteen centuries.
Raphaël Pichon and his Ensemble Pygmalion continue their exploration of the most famous masterpieces of occidental music. Among the soloists , let's mention mezzo soprano Eva Zaïcik and tenor Emiliano Gonzalez Toro , both already experienced in this repertoire they love singing!
No doubt the Amsterdam audience will take great pleasure in (re)discovering this masterpiece during one of the four performances given from June 3 to 5 in Dutch National Opera. Three more stopovers then : in Versailles, Leipzig and later on during the BBC Proms in London.
Vespro della Beata Virgine (Monteverdi)
Dutch National Opera - June 3 to 5 2017
Opéra Royal de Versailles - June 10 and 11 2017
Bach Fest Leipzig - June 14 2017
Royal Albert Hall - BBC Proms - July 31 2017