La Venexiana

The painter Michelangelo Merisi, better known as Caravaggio, was a master of contrasts. With his sculptural chiaroscuro technique, he made scenes in his works appear almost alive. The theater group Teatri 35 has made it their mission to bring Caravaggio's paintings to life on stage. In their artistically staged tableaux vivants, they portray the timeless humanity that characterizes Caravaggio's paintings. Combined with music from early modern composers such as Claudio Monteverdi, Marco da Gagliano, and Heinrich Schütz, a vibrant Gesamtkunstwerk is created.

Program
Live tableaux vivants set to music inspired by famous paintings of Caravaggio, combined with:
Claudio Monteverdi // 1567–1643
“Ohimè, dov’è il mio ben?” SV 140, from: Settimo libro de madrigali // 1619
“Io son pur vezzosetta pastorella” SV 121, from: Settimo libro de madrigali // 1619
“Bel pastor dal cui bel guardo” SV 168, from: Madrigali e canzonette. Libro nono // 1651
“Pur ti miro,” from the opera L’incoronazione di Poppea SV 308 // 1642
Lamento d’Arianna SV 22 // 1623
“O bone Jesu o piissimi Jesu” SV 313 // 1622
“Sì dolce è’l tormento” SV 332 // 1624
“Ecco di dolci raggi” SV 249, from: Scherzi musicali // 1632

Marco da Gagliano // 1582–1643
“Vergine bella” // n.d.

Heinrich Schütz // 1585–1672
“Verbum caro factum est,” from: Kleine geistliche Konzerte II SWV 314 // 1639

Sigismondo D’India // c. 1580–1629
“Pianget’ occhi miei lassi,” from: Le musiche da cantar solo // 1609
“Piangono al pianger mio,” from: Le musiche a 1 et 2 voci. Libro quarto // 1621
“Mentre che ’l cor,” from: Le musiche a 1 et 2 voci. Libro quarto // 1621

Benedetto Ferrari // 1603–1681
“Queste pungenti spine,” from: Musiche varie a voce sola. Libro secondo // 1637

Cast
La Venexiana
Emanuela Galli | Soprano
Agnese Allegra | Soprano
Giacomo Schiavo | Tenor
Dario Carpanese | Harpsichord
Gabriele Palomba | Theorbo & Direction

Teatri 35
Antonella Parrella | Acting
Gaetano Coccia | Acting
Francesco Ottavio De Santis | Acting