CARE GEMME: Laurence Kilsby & Concerto Romano

Tenor Laurence Kilsby joins Alessandro Quarta and Concerto Romano for a vibrant exploration of the birth of Italian opera: a programme alive with the atricalfire, invention and vocal brilliance.

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Centred on the revolutionary spirit of early Baroque Italy, the concert traces the moment when music stepped onto the stage as drama. In the hands of Claudio Monteverdi, the human voice became a vehicle for raw emotion; with Alessandro Scarlatti, opera blossomed into virtuosic elegance and psychological depth; and composers such as Domenico Sarro carried the tradition forward with irresistible lyricism and flair.

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Kilsby’s luminous, expressive tenor brings this music vividly to life, while Quarta and Concerto Romano, renowned for their electrifying performances of 17th- and 18th-century repertoire, recreate the colour, intimacy and rhythmic vitality of the period.

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Alessandro Quarta: Conductor

Laurence Kilsby: Tenor

Concerto Romano