Projects
Missa Romantica
Are you curious about Richard Wagner's interpretation of Palestrina's music?
Then join our two-day workshop in collaboration with conductor Florian Heyerick, where we will sing some Renaissance choral works according to editions from the 19th and early 20th centuries, reflecting the spirit of the so-called ‘St Cecilia movement’. Read more
Oddities & Rarities 2024
Western Europe experienced a trend of Orientalist and Exotic art in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, which generated a large cultural, and especially musical, body of work. However, today this repertoire is bathed in questionable waters, with which Imperialism, Colonialism and cultural appropriation are associated. The project wishes to propose a way to deal with this as musicians and as audiences. Read more
Sprezzanti Rime
The theme of femininity, so dear to our ensemble, once again plays a princely role: the vicissitudes of female poets of sixteenth-century Italy are recounted through their sonnets, octaves and third rhymes, set to music by contemporary artists. Read more
Sketches of Arcadia
18th century London was probably the place to be for artists and performers looking for a wealthy patron. The rising wealth of the British middle class created a vast market for leisure, such as theater plays, novels and most of all music entertainment. Many Italians of the time, such as the composers Giovanni Bononcini, Nicola Porpora and Attilio Ariosti, were seeking fortune and fame in the sparkling Northern European metropolis, a fate still shared nowadays by many expats of the Bel Paese. Read more
La Predica del Sole
Galilei's conflict with the Roman Catholic Church, which in 1633 required him to deny his belief in heliocentrism and place him under house arrest, has become a popular archetype for the conflicting historical relationship between science and faith. Read more
Discanting the Classics
We would like to take you into the minds of 16th century people and their relationship to Roman and Greek classics. How did they interpret these classical texts, this ancient, lost music? Read more
Madrigali Ariosi
One of the missing links in the stylistical evolution of the 16th century is the so-called arioso madrigal. The name itself presents a paradox: how can a madrigal, that is a representation in music of secular poetry in polyphonic style, bear traits of an aria, associated with solistic singing? In our concert program Madrigali Ariosi we recount the love affairs of the many characters in the Orlando Furioso, through various compositions of this particular musical genre. Read more
Caffè Cantata
Contrary to the success gained by the madrigal and opera, since the music revival in the past century, the cantata is still nowadays considered the black sheep of Early Music. The project Caffè Cantata aims to bring the listener closer to this unique genre through a series of short concerts, showing its adaptation spirit in different cultures and social contexts. Read more
Heliopolis
Heliopolis, the city of the sun, is a place where the golden rays of Art enlighten society against the shadows of fear and oppression. In our music program we guide you through the youth of Franz Schubert and his friends in their fight for Honour, Freedom and Fatherland. Read more
Le Donne Antique
In our concert program Le Donne Antique (women from the past) we present music from the first half of 16th century Ferrara. We juxtapose the court music to the convent music and investigate, through an imaginary correspondence between Leonora d’Este and her niece Anna... Read more
L'Amorosa Filosofia
Guided by the life of perhaps the most important female musician of her generation, Tarquinia Molza, we explore the web of female musicians who were active in courts and cities of Northern Italy throughout the second half of the 16th century... Read more
Santa Editta
Numerous writers and musicians have been inspired by the eccentric Italian composer Alessandro Stradella, since he was murdered in Genoa under obscure circumstances... Read more