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Vice & Virtue

February 07 clock 07:30 PM

Venue

Metropolitan United Church
Toronto, ON

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Presented by:

North Wind Concerts

Event Details

VICE & VIRTUE: Roman oratorio and Venetian extravagance!

North Wind Concerts, in collaboration with Music at Met, is delighted to present a unique opportunity for Toronto music lovers to hear the latest co-production from The Gallery Players of Niagara (St Catharines, ON) and Hamilton’s Capella Intima: VICE & VIRTUE.

The cornerstone of the program is Giuseppe, an oratorio attributed to Luigi Rossi, dating from 1650 and discovered in the Vatican Library. Based on the biblical story of the coat of many colours, this 40-minute, energetic work is scored for five voices, strings, theorbo, and organ, and reflects the imaginative and evocative writing for multiple voices for which Rossi was so greatly celebrated.

The second half of the evening offers a small feast of secular Venetian vocal and instrumental works by Monteverdi, Sances, and their contemporaries - lots more 17th-century fireworks incorporating the same themes encountered in Giuseppe: Envy, Injustice, Faith and Charity.

Directed by Bud Roach.

PERFORMERS:

Capella Intima: Sheila Dietrich & Ellen Torrie, sopranos; Laura Pudwell, alto; Bud Roach, tenor & Artistic Director; David Roth, baritone.

Gallery Players: Patricia Ahern & Michelle Odorico, baroque violins; Margaret Gay, baroque cello; Lucas Harris & Jonathan Stuchbery, theorbo & lutes; Jonathan Oldengarm, portative organ & harpsichord.

VICE & VIRTUE –  Friday, February 7 @ 7:30 p.m. 

Metropolitan United Church – 56 Queen Street East, Toronto (north side, between Bond and Church Streets)

Take this wonderful chance to hear these excellent musicians and this rarely-heard repertoire! Tickets available at the door, or in advance here at BeMused.