At the Cremonese Roots of Monteverdi’s Vespers. On Sunday, Monteverdi’s Vespers at Sant’Agostino will officially open the Monteverdi Festival

Claudio Monteverdi’s Vespro della Beata Vergine da concerto composto sopra canti fermi, for six voices and six instruments, will officially open the 43rd edition of the Monteverdi Festival at Vespers time on Sunday, June 7, at 6:00 PM in the Church of...

Este Oratorios for Mary of Modena, Maria Beatrice d’Este Stuart, Queen of England

The oratorio—a musical drama in concert form with sacred or moral themes, inspired by biblical subjects or the lives of saints—enjoyed extraordinary success during the reign of Francesco II d’Este (1660–1694), Duke of Modena, who...