MUSIK AUS DER EWIGEN STADT

In the organizer's words:

Program:
Works by Virgilio Mazzocchi, Francesco Foggia, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Bonifacio Graziani, Alessandro Melani and Giacomo Carissimi

In the first half of the 17th century, Rome was a flourishing city in all areas of culture. Alessandro Quarta and his Concerto Romano dedicate themselves to the rich musical heritage of this period with dedication and a feel for rarities worth discovering. In their program, they present the then new Roman genre of the early Baroque oratorio. Named after their original place of performance, the prayer hall (oratorio), they deal - in Latin or more popularly in Italian - with the suffering and passions of biblical stories. Created in the wake of the Counter-Reformation, when operas were banned from being performed in the Eternal City by the Vatican, these oratorios were basically nothing more than short operas with a sacred subject matter and no scenic realization. Leading representatives were composers such as Giacomo Carissimi, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Francesco Foggia and Bonifacio Graziani. With a selection of their works, Alessandro Quarta and the Concerto Romano reawaken their operatic, dramatic and madrigalesque musical language and bring the heyday of the Roman Baroque to life!

Concerto Romano
Alessandro Quarta Conductor

Price information:

Tickets € 25 / 20 (20% discount)