“Under the vaulted ceiling of Ambronay Abbey, a magical metamorphosis takes place.”
Fabrice Malkani, Forum Opera, September 2012
Michelangelo Falvetti (1642 – 1692) composed many works, including polyphonic masses, concertante psalms and motets for soloists or several voices with basso continuo. Only two magnificent Dialoghi have survived in their entirety: Il Diluvio universale, a work for five voices that dates from 1682, and Il Nabucco, a work for six voices first performed in Messina in 1683. In these two masterful scores, Falvetti demonstrates what an accomplished musician he is. He was an expert in the Roman and Venetian Baroque musical traditions, and his music is characterised by a Baroque sensuality and expressiveness. These qualities already emerged in Leonardo García Alarcón’s refined interpretation of Diluvio universale, with Cappella Mediterranea and the Chœur de chambre de Namur (Ambronay Festival 2010 and 2011). Nabucco is no less extraordinary.
Leonardo García Alarcón, direction
Valerio Contaldo, tenor – Nabucco
Mariana Flores, soprano – Azaria/Idolatria
Lucia Martin Carton, soprano – Misaele
Caroline Weynants, soprano – Anania
Alejandro Meerapfel, bass – Daniele
Filippo Mineccia, countertenor – Arioco
Matteo Bellotto, bass – Eufrate
Julie Roset, soprano – Superbia
Chœur de chambre de Namur – Chœur des Chaldéen
Cappella Mediterranea
Mariana Flores warm timbre emerges in the furnace of “Nabucco”.
“This rich and contrasting score is surprisingly theatrical, subtle and sensual. Here, it is masterfully served up by the fine musicians of Cappella Mediterranea and the Chœur de chambre de Namur, under the electrifying direction of Leonardo García Alarcón. The Argentinian conductor has shrewdly integrated Iranian percussion, ney and kaval flutes and duduk oboes from Turkish-Armenian tradition. The solid line-up of soloists was largely dominated by the warm timbre and radiance of Argentine soprano Mariana Flores.” The solid line-up of soloists was largely dominated by the warm timbre and radiance of Argentine soprano Mariana Flores.”
Marie-Aude Roux, Le Monde, 18 September 2012.Forum Opéra
“Under the vaulted ceiling of Ambronay Abbey, a magical metamorphosis takes place.”
Fabrice Malkani, Forum Opera, September 2012
A production of the Festival d’Ambronay.
20h00
Antwerp, De Singel, Belgium
14h15
Amsterdam, The Concertgebouw, Netherlands
20h00
Lille, Opéra France
20h30
Dijon, Opéra France
17h00
Rencontres Culturelles de la Vallée de Joux
Le Brassus, Switzerland
17h00
Victoria Hall - Les Concerts du Dimanche
Geneva, Switzerland