A spokesperson says---
"...Bridging the Renaissance and Baroque styles, ... Claudio Monteverdi’s concerted madrigals (secular vocal music accompanied by basso continuo and other instruments), canzonettas (secular vocal composition), and virtuoso instrumental music for violins, harpsichord, and baroque guitar are interwoven throughout the concert. Monteverdi embraced the ... musical techniques of the period, using ... styles in both chamber music and opera, and brought ... developments in theatrical music to church forms.
The program showcases the musical works of several of Monteverdi’s followers and admirers, including Giovanni Battista Fontana and Biagio Marini, both early important composers of sonatas for violins; Francesco Corbetta, a ... composer and guitarist of King Charles II’s Restoration-era court; Girolamo Frescobaldi, known for his ... keyboard music; Giovanni Rovetta, Monteverdi’s successor as the maestro di cappella at Basilica di San Marco in Venice; and Francesco Cavalli, a prolific opera composer. Some of the works that will be performed during Monteverdi’s Legacy were also performed by Folger Consort during its first season..."
CAST:
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Jessica Beebe as Soprano
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Tatiana Chulochnikova as Violin
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Agnes Coakley Cox as Soprano
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Robert Eisenstein as Viola da gamba
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Joseph Gascho as Harpsichord
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Aisslinn Nosky as Violin
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William Simms as Theorbo, Guitar
CREATIVE TEAM:
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Claudio Monteverdi - Composer
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Giovanni Battista Fontana - Composer
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Biagio Marini - Composer
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Francesco Corbetta - Composer
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Girolamo Frescobaldi - Composer
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Giovanni Rovetta - Composer
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Francesco Cavalli - Composer
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Robert Eisenstein - Co-Artistic Director
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Christopher Kendall - Co-Artistic Director
