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Florentine Intermedi with singers from Stile Antico
Part of the Dartington Summer School of Music 2017 Series
Add to my Calendar 04-08-2017 19:45 04-08-2017 21:45 36 Florentine Intermedi with singers from Stile Antico The glittering 1589 celebration for a Medici wedding, with music by Malvezzi, Marenzio and Caccini. This lavishly entertaining masterpiece is the earliest forerunner of opera, with wood nymphs, muses, scenes set in hell as well as the heavens. Gloriously spectacular, we’ll be decorating the concert as a wedding – with the audience as the bride and groom’s guests, flowers, and wedding cake. Great Hall - Dartington Hall, Totnes DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Great Hall - Dartington Hall
Dartington
Totnes
Devon
TQ9 6EL
England
Programme
Various – Intermedi music by Malvezzi, Marenzio and Caccini
Performers
Andrew Griffiths – Conductor
William Lyons – Director
The City Musick
Stile Antico
Advanced Renaissance Wind Band
Dartington Choir
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Programme Note
The glittering 1589 celebration for a Medici wedding, with music by Malvezzi, Marenzio and Caccini. This lavishly entertaining masterpiece is the earliest forerunner of opera, with wood nymphs, muses, scenes set in hell as well as the heavens. Gloriously spectacular, we’ll be decorating the concert as a wedding – with the audience as the bride and groom’s guests, flowers, and wedding cake.
