The Song Company Love in Venice The City Recital Hall, Sydney Wednesday March 14th 2012 The contemporary relevance of 16th century European music is ever real. Roland Peelman, Artistic Director of The Song Company proved this when he chose 9 madrigals composed between 1603 and 1619, from Claudio Monteverdi’s vast oeuvre, and paired them with the highly theatrical…
The Song Company has launched its 2012 national season and comes to Sydney this week on Wednesday March 14th bringing us Love in Venice featuring the music of just two Venetian composers – Claudio Monteverdi and Adriano Banchieri. Roland Peelman, artistic director of The Song Company has selected nine beautiful and sensual Erotic Madrigals by Monteverdi and in contrast, Banchieri’s 1623 comic madrigal opera Barca diVenezia…
“Maps are really quite beautiful to view and they tell us a lot about how the world and our culture has evolved over time, from the early maps with monsters and mythical creatures at the edge of the world to today’s precise cartography,” says Roland Peelman, Artistic Director of The Song Company. In songs and…