A journey to the heart of Monteverdi's sacred work, where light and shadow, earthly and divine, clash. Striking contrasts and intense dialogues between voices and instruments provide a sonic setting for the struggles of the human soul.
The programme features three of Monteverdi's masterpieces:
the Dixit Dominus, dynamic and contrasting, combining majesty and intimacy to plumb the depths of the biblical text;
the Beatus vir, jubilant and refined, where voices and instruments enter into a brilliant dialogue;
and the Magnificat, a summit of devotion and splendour, a veritable proclamation of faith illuminating every word of the sacred text.
the Dixit Dominus, dynamic and contrasting, combining majesty and intimacy to plumb the depths of the biblical text;
the Beatus vir, jubilant and refined, where voices and instruments enter into a brilliant dialogue;
and the Magnificat, a summit of devotion and splendour, a veritable proclamation of faith illuminating every word of the sacred text.