The Sigh of Italy

In this candlelit concert, Charlotte La Thrope (soprano), Hugo Hymas (tenor), Sergio Bucheli (lute) and Jacob Garside (viola da gamba) present a programme of music from Italy and France tracing a rich landscape of love, longing, and reflection, including works by Monteverdi and Caccini.

They bring music from a moment when composers were exploring new ways to convey emotion and express the text with clarity and depth. The intimate songs of Giulio Caccini and Claudio Monteverdi reveal the immediacy and passion of this Italian style, while instrumental works by Francesco Rognoni add colour, ornamentation and virtuosity.

Alongside these, music by Lassus, Sandrin, and D’Ambruys demonstrates how Italian expressive ideas inspired and shaped French music of the period. For soprano and tenor with lute and viola da gamba, this concert provides a journey through nuanced textures and finely wrought expression. It traces a rich landscape of love, longing, and reflection, inviting the listener to experience the subtle beauty and emotional depth of early Baroque music.