Ian Bostridge & Europa Galante

When the Italian original sound ensemble Europa Galante, which is among the top of the early music scene worldwide with its passionate and impulsive style of playing, collaborates with Ian Bostridge, one of the most fascinating and renowned vocal personalities of our time, to bring works from the transition between the Renaissance and Baroque to the stage, focusing on one of the most exciting moments in music history, an extraordinary concert experience can undoubtedly be expected. In addition to Claudio Monteverdi's breathtaking *Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda* and Sigismondo D'India's *Lamento d'Orfeo*, the program also includes instrumental works by Carlo Farina, Dario Castello, and Girolamo Frescobaldi.

**Program**
Dario Castello // 1602–1631
Sonata XV à 4 from *Sonate concertate in stil moderno. Libro secondo* // 1629
Claudio Monteverdi // 1567–1643
*Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda* SV 153 // 1624
Carlo Farina // c. 1600–1639
*Capriccio stravagante* ("A Witty Quodlibet") à 4 from: *Pavanen, Gagliarden, Couranten. Libro secondo* // 1627
Sigismondo D’India (c. 1582–1629)
*"Che veggio, ohimè, che miro?"* (*Lamento d’Orfeo*) from: *Le musiche a una e due voci. Libro quarto* // 1624
Girolamo Frescobaldi // 1583–1643
*Toccata per l’elevatione* from: *Fiori Musicali op. 12* // 1635
*Bergamasca* from: *Fiori Musicali op. 12* // 1635
*Capriccio sopra la Girolmeta* from: *Fiori Musicali op. 12* // 1635
Claudio Monteverdi
*"Tempro la cetra"* SV 117 // 1619

**Cast**
Ian Bostridge | Tenor
Europa Galante
Fabio Biondi | Violin & Conductor