Blazing fiddles, Venetian Spring tides in Venice: I Fagiolini bring their dazzling way with Monteverdi to a celebration of rising passions and sophisticated pleasures.

When the spring breezes blow through Venice, the sea, the sky and the very stones of the city seem to sing and dance. Claudio Monteverdi certainly caught that mood after he returned to Venice in 1613, and tonight Robert Hollingworth and I Fagiolini revel in the joys and splendours of Venetian life, with playful solos, searing duets and even a complete dance suite for five singers. The passion is breathtaking, the brilliance is… well, it’s truly Venetian. And tonight’s soloists all feature in I Fagiolini’s landmark new recording of Monteverdi’s Vespers – acclaimed for its colour, its immediacy, and (above all) its drama.

Programme:
Monteverdi
Zefiro torna
Ohimè dov’è il mio ben
Sì dolce è ’l tormento
Parlo, misero o taccio
Damigella tutta bella
Vorrei baciarti
T’amo mia vita
Ballo Tirsi e Clori

Performers:
I Fagiolini:
Amy Wood, Martha McLorinan sopranos
Nicholas Mulroy, Matthew Long tenors
Frederick Long bass
with harp, chitarrone and organ
Robert Hollingworth director