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Masterpiece week Monteverdi

wo 18 – za 21 okt 2017

Wed 18 Oct - Sat 21 Oct 2017

composed in 1610 in Mantua
for 10 voices and a variety of instruments
virtuosic interplay of voices and instruments, brimming with variety
moving solos that touch the heart
Monteverdi transforms an ‘old-fashioned’ style into the most modern music
dedicated to Pope Paul V with the (unsuccessful) aim of securing future employment
a work full of quotes, including hits, such as the opening of Orfeo and the hymn Ave maris stella

Discover the story

Programme

Where to start?

Wed 18 Oct 2017 - 20.00

Where to start?

Lecture about Monteverdi’s Marian vespers

Anima Eterna Brugge

Fri 20 Oct 2017 - 20.00

Anima Eterna Brugge

Monteverdi’s greatest hits

Monteverdi: 450 years. The Marian Vespers

Sat 21 Oct 2017 - 10.30

Monteverdi: 450 years. The Marian Vespers

Study day

Monteverdi, l’inventeur de l’opéra

Sat 21 Oct 2017 - 17.00

Monteverdi, l’inventeur de l’opéra

Documentary

Monteverdi’s Marian Vespers

Sat 21 Oct 2017 - 20.00

Monteverdi’s Marian Vespers

Collegium Vocale Gent

complete programme

Komende festivals

Too many keys

Fri 10 Apr 2020 - Sat 11 Apr 2020

Too many keys

Minimal piano music

Gold 2020

Wed 20 May 2020 - Sun 24 May 2020

Gold 2020

Bruges voices from the Renaissance

Masterpiece week Dufay

Wed 20 May 2020 - Sun 24 May 2020

Masterpiece week Dufay

Missa l'homme armé

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