Amour, drame et trahison sous le soleil de Sicile : ce « pasticcio » recomposé de mélodies populaires et de répertoire savant est né de l’amour de Leonardo García Alarcón et des chanteurs et musiciens de la Cappella Mediterranea pour les chansons calabraises, siciliennes et napolitaines qui remontent aux 17 et 18ème siècles…
Mariana Flores and Quito Gato guide us in this sweet, lighthearted exploration of popular South American songs. Thanks to the powerful synergy between these two musicians, the audience is invited to daydream and discover a whole new palette of emotions that are at once contradictory and magnificent.
Leonardo García Alarcón and his Cappella Mediterranea bring Sacrati's opera back to life. Discover this opera that was the first to be performed in Paris and gave young Louis XIV a taste for dancing!
We thought it would be interesting to compare Bach’s early works (he was an excellent violinist himself) with the works of his precursors to observe this earlier universe and see how music evolved up until Bach. - Chouchane Siranossian
Leonardo García Alarcón proposes a thoughtful and highly theatrical approach to Monteverdi's L'Orfeo (1607). He customises each moment with a variety of colours and textures.
In this new programme, Leonardo García Alarcón invites us to discover the accompanied monodies, arias and madrigals for one or two voices by Sigismondo d'India, a late-Renaissance and early-Baroque Italian composer, carried by the sublime voices of Mariana Flores and Julie Roset.
In this recital, Sonya Yoncheva is accompanied by Leonardo García Alarcón’s ensemble, Cappella Mediterranea. The programme features both well-known and lesser-known composers, including Monteverdi, Francesco Cavalli, Barbara Strozzi, John Dowland and Alessandro Stradella. In addition to arias, she also presents a cover of an Abba song and a Bulgarian melody that pays tribute to her native country.” - Jean-Michel Dhuez
The myth of Prometheus is a universal symbol of artistic creation and human intelligence. Draghi’s score is ravishing.
To celebrate the Chœur de Namur’s 30th anniversary, we focused on a 'national' composer. Jacques Arcadelt’s rich, complex and mysterious personality gradually emerged before us with the help of Leonardo García Alarcón, our artistic director, and Jérôme Lejeune...