Claudio Monteverdi – Il canto alla viola da gamba
Claudio Monteverdi – Il canto alla viola da gamba

Claudio Monteverdi – Il canto alla viola da gamba

Claudio Monteverdi is the father of modernity in music. He did not merely invent opera; he was quite simply the pioneer of the expression of feelings through sound. For Monteverdi, music is no longer the reflection of the harmony of the world; it is the territory of love, anger, madness, outcry or tenderness… in short, of the human soul. Comet Musicke paints for you the portrait of this extraordinary creator who changed the history of music: madrigali, canzonette, arie d’Opera e musica sacra…

Short film presenting our programme Claudio Monteverdi – Il canto alla viola da gamba.

Performers
Francisco Mañalich – tenor & viola da gamba
Aude-Marie Piloz – viola da gamba
Marie Favier – mezzo-soprano
Sarah Lefeuvre – soprano & recorders
Cyrille Métivier – cornett & violin
Camille Rancière – alto

Concert highlights of Claudio Monteverdi – Il canto alla viola da gamba given at the Corum in Montpellier as part of the Radio France Montpellier Occitanie Festival.