The Gesualdo Six
Queen of Hearts
At the heart of this programme lies a devotion to queens, both earthly and divine. Join The Gesualdo Six at Brighton Early Music Festival as they present Queen of Hearts, a programme featuring 16th-century polyphony which venerates the Virgin Mary, Regina Caelorum, while also memorialising queens of courtly life – Anne of Brittany, Margaret of Austria, Anne Boleyn and Mary Tudor. Blending sacred Latin texts with vernacular poetry, these works evoke a world where love, reverence and political allegiance were expressed through ritual and song.
Brighton Early Music Festival
Sun, 12 October 2025
St Martin's Church, Brighton
7:30pm
£25 / £18; under 30s £12.50 / £9; under 12s free
Full Event Details
At the heart of this programme lies a devotion to queens, both earthly and divine. Join The Gesualdo Six at Brighton Early Music Festival as they present Queen of Hearts, a programme featuring 16th-century polyphony which venerates the Virgin Mary, Regina Caelorum, while also memorialising queens of courtly life – Anne of Brittany, Margaret of Austria, Anne Boleyn and Mary Tudor. Blending sacred Latin texts with vernacular poetry, these works evoke a world where love, reverence and political allegiance were expressed through ritual and song.
Venue Details & Map
Location
St Martin's Church, Brighton
Lewes Road, Brighton BN2 3HQ
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