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January 29, 20:00
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Belgium
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Bijloke, Ghent – Postponed to March 20, 17:00
King Arthur
artistic direction: Lionel Meunier
+ After the Tudor composers and before Handel, it was Henry Purcell who gave the English baroque its soul. With its brilliant mix of tradition and innovation, the Orpheus Britannicus also conquered the heart of Vox Luminis: one of the most celebrated Belgian formations of the moment. With ‘King Arthur’, it serves up a dramatic opera in which the swords of the Saxons clash, Roman and Germanic gods bicker and an epic soundtrack swings from climax to climax.
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February 11, 19:30
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Austria
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Mittlerer Saal, Brucknerhaus Linz
Bach Family
artistic direction: Lionel Meunier
+ In their debut at the Brucknerhaus Linz, Lionel Meunier and his vocal ensemble Vox Luminis, which specialises in the music of the 17th and 18th centuries and is celebrated throughout Europe, trace the unjustly little-known family and musical sources of Johann Sebastian Bach and bring to life the rich and stylistically complex tradition of this unique family dynasty, from his great-uncle Johann Bach to his second uncles Johann Christoph Bach and Johann Michael Bach to his distant cousin Johann Ludwig Bach.
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February 19, 20:00
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Belgium
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Concertgebouw, Bruges
Die Jahreszeiten
artistic direction: Giovanni Antonini
in collaboration with Anima Eterna Brugge
+ At 20.02 on 20 February, 2002 Anima Eterna Brugge started the Concertgebouw Brugge story with Die Schöpfung. 20 years and dozens of exciting Anima productions later, our resident orchestra is back, this time with Die Jahreszeiten, Haydn’s ode to rural life. Gripping images such as a fierce storm, a crowing cock and the languid heat of summer are in perfect hands with sound wizard Giovanni Antonini. Vox Luminis add their voices to the festive chorus of resident artists celebrating our birthday.
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February 20, 20:00
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Belgium
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Concertgebouw, Bruges
Die Jahreszeiten
artistic direction: Giovanni Antonini
in collaboration with Anima Eterna Brugge
+ At 20.02 on 20 February, 2002 Anima Eterna Brugge started the Concertgebouw Brugge story with Die Schöpfung. 20 years and dozens of exciting Anima productions later, our resident orchestra is back, this time with Die Jahreszeiten, Haydn’s ode to rural life. Gripping images such as a fierce storm, a crowing cock and the languid heat of summer are in perfect hands with sound wizard Giovanni Antonini. Vox Luminis add their voices to the festive chorus of resident artists celebrating our birthday.
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March 14, 19:00
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Spain
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Palau de la música, Barcelona
King Arthur
artistic direction: Lionel Meunier
+ H. PURCELL: King Arthuror The British Worthy(opera in five acts). Booklet by John Dryden.
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March 16, 19:00
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Spain
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Palau de la música, Barcelona
Fairy Queen
artistic direction: Lionel Meunier
+ H. PURCELL: The Fairy Queen (opera in five acts). Booklet by Thomas Betterton, based on William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
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March 17, 20:00
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Spain
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Auditorio Príncipe Felipe, Oviedo
Fairy Queen
artistic direction: Lionel Meunier
+ H. PURCELL: The Fairy Queen (opera in five acts). Booklet by Thomas Betterton, based on William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
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March 19, 20:00
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France
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Chapelle de la Trinité, Lyon
King Arthur
artistic direction: Lionel Meunier
+ After the Tudor composers and before Handel, it was Henry Purcell who gave the English baroque its soul. With its brilliant mix of tradition and innovation, the Orpheus Britannicus also conquered the heart of Vox Luminis: one of the most celebrated Belgian formations of the moment. With ‘King Arthur’, it serves up a dramatic opera in which the swords of the Saxons clash, Roman and Germanic gods bicker and an epic soundtrack swings from climax to climax.
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March 23, 20:00
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Belgium
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Concertgebouw, Bruges
Fairy Queen
artistic direction: Lionel Meunier
+ Purcell’s Midsummer Night’s Dream freshly staged
Shakespeare, but not Shakespeare. In his Fairy Queen Purcell didn’t set any of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream to music. But he did compose sung interludes. The result is a grotesque piece that pulls out all the stops and leaves the listener pleasantly confused. With the help of Emilie Lauwers, resident artist Vox Luminis bring this beautiful music to visual life.
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March 27, 18:00
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Spain
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Teatro Real, Madrid
King Arthur
artistic direction: Lionel Meunier
+ During the 17th century the British stage was influenced by the most diverse political ups and downs, from the closing of all of these during the Puritan government of Cromwell to the flourishing of an intense world of theatre during The Restoration. These factors contributed to the configuration of an original dramatic – musical- independent genre based on Italian and French models; the English semi-opera, also known as dramatick opera. The main difficulty of this genre today is the strong dissociation between the musical and spoken parts. In King Arthur, the dramatic aspect (spoken roles of the principals) narrates the conflict between Arthur –Christian king of the Britons– and Oswald –pagan king of the Saxons– rivals for the hand of Princess Emmeline and, with that, for the kingdom of England. The musical part plays the role of highlighting the multiple rituals, visions and divertimentos that are strategically interwoven throughout the drama. The disproportionate length and relative interest of the spoken parts with respect to the music makes a concert version of the opera an ideal option to enjoy Henry Purcell at his most fanciful and directed to audiences at large.
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April 28, 20:15
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Belgium
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Flagey, Brussels
Schütz, Musikalische Exequien
artistic direction: Lionel Meunier
+ Vox Luminis‘ recording of Heinrich Schütz’s Musikalische Exequien was a direct hit. The 2011 album received a Diapason d’Or and an International Classical Music Award, and was declared recording of the year by British music magazine Gramophone. Tonight the vocal ensemble will be revisiting this brilliant funeral music that Schütz composed for the funeral of Prince Heinrich von Reuss.
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April 30, 20:00
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Germany
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Leonhardskirche, Stuttgart
Schütz, Musikalische Exequien
artistic direction: Lionel Meunier
+ Vox Luminis‘ recording of Heinrich Schütz’s Musikalische Exequien was a direct hit. The 2011 album received a Diapason d’Or and an International Classical Music Award, and was declared recording of the year by British music magazine Gramophone. Tonight the vocal ensemble will be revisiting this brilliant funeral music that Schütz composed for the funeral of Prince Heinrich von Reuss.
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May 21, 20:00
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Germany
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Liederhalle, Stuttgart
Bach beflügelt
artistic direction: Lionel Meunier
in collaboration with the Freiburger Barockorchester
+ Ascension Day is considered the “little” feast between Easter and Christmas. Nevertheless, the holiday of the Ascensio Domini was celebrated with great splendour and festivity in the 18th century, which the Ascension compositions by Bach and Telemann bring to our ears with all the resources of musical art: expansive choirs with lush instrumentation that musically stage the Ascension with their soaring melodic lines, radiant trumpet sounds that proclaim the new kingdom of Christ and ravishing arias that comment on the mystical events. The astonishment at the miracle of Christ’s resurrection is illustrated by Biber’s 11th Rosary Sonata with excited chord breaks and shimmering trills, and is the intimate counterpart to the festive works of Bach and Telemann.
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May 23, 20:00
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Germany
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Alte Oper, Frankfurt
Bach beflügelt
artistic direction: Lionel Meunier
in collaboration with the Freiburger Barockorchester
+ Ascension Day is considered the “little” feast between Easter and Christmas. Nevertheless, the holiday of the Ascensio Domini was celebrated with great splendour and festivity in the 18th century, which the Ascension compositions by Bach and Telemann “bring to our ears” with all the resources of musical art: expansive choirs with lush instrumentation that musically stage the Ascension with their soaring melodic lines, radiant trumpet sounds that proclaim the new kingdom of Christ and ravishing arias that comment on the mystical events. The astonishment at the miracle of Christ’s resurrection is illustrated by Biber’s 11th Rosary Sonata with excited chord breaks and shimmering trills, and is the intimate counterpart to the festive works of Bach and Telemann.
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May 24, 20:00
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Germany
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Konzerthaus, Freiburg
Bach beflügelt
artistic direction: Lionel Meunier
in collaboration with the Freiburger Barockorchester
+ Ascension Day is considered the “little” feast between Easter and Christmas. Nevertheless, the holiday of the Ascensio Domini was celebrated with great splendour and festivity in the 18th century, which the Ascension compositions by Bach and Telemann “bring to our ears” with all the resources of musical art: expansive choirs with lush instrumentation that musically stage the Ascension with their soaring melodic lines, radiant trumpet sounds that proclaim the new kingdom of Christ and ravishing arias that comment on the mystical events. The astonishment at the miracle of Christ’s resurrection is illustrated by Biber’s 11th Rosary Sonata with excited chord breaks and shimmering trills, and is the intimate counterpart to the festive works of Bach and Telemann.
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