Le Banquet Céleste

Caldara. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo

vocal

Sat 06 Oct 2018 -20.00

introduction by Ignace Bossuyt	19.15
start	20.00
expected end time	22.45
with break

All prices include booking fees.

Part of Abo Classics 18-19 and Abo Barok de luxe 18-19

The battle between good and evil in heartrending Baroque

Baroque is capricious and dramatic; it grabs you by the throat. But a work in which music and theatre fit together as grippingly as in Caldara's Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo is rare. In this iconic oratorio, Celestial and Earthly Love battle for the soul of sinner Mary Magdalene, who has her sister Martha and Christ himself as allies. With this magnificent work, with an exquisite cast of singers, Damien Guillon and his Banquet Céleste take the company into a new chapter.

programme

Antonio Caldara (1671-1736)
Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo

performers

Le Banquet Céleste: ensemble
Emmanuelle de Negri: Maddalena, soprano
Maïlys de Villoutreys: Marta, soprano
Benedetta Mazzucato: Amor terreno, contralto
Damien Guillon: Amor celeste, countertenor & lead
Cyril Auvity: Cristo, tenor
Riccardo Novaro: Fariseo, bass

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Le Banquet Céleste: ensemble
Emmanuelle de Negri: Maddalena, soprano
Maïlys de Villoutreys: Marta, soprano
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