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The Light of Monteverdi

Vespro della Beata Vergine, SV 206 (1610)

Composer

Claudio Monteverdi

Director’s Series

Among the most celebrated works in Western musical history, Vespro della Beata Vergine (1610) was dedicated to Pope Paul V at a moment when Claudio Monteverdi was aiming to make a quantum leap in his career prospects. After 20 years in the service of the illustrious Duke of Mantua, Monteverdi’s Marian vespers was published only three years before his star rose to the great Basilica of San Marco in Venice, where he famously served as music director for 30 years.

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Director’s Series

Among the most celebrated works in Western musical history, Vespro della Beata Vergine (1610) was dedicated to Pope Paul V at a moment when Claudio Monteverdi was aiming to make a quantum leap in his career prospects. After 20 years in the service of the illustrious Duke of Mantua, Monteverdi’s Marian vespers was published only three years before his star rose to the great Basilica of San Marco in Venice, where he famously served as music director for 30 years.

Soloists

  • Paulina Francisco Paulina Francisco soprano
  • Margot Rood Margot Rood soprano
  • Jay Carter Jay Carter countertenor
  • Clifton Massey Clifton Massey countertenor
  • Jacob Perry Jr. Jacob Perry Jr. tenor
  • Gregório Taniguchi Gregório Taniguchi tenor
  • Jonathon Adams Jonathon Adams bass
  • Edmund Milly bass

Hope P. McGowan and Sally Wells, underwriters

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