Opening Concert

French cantatas by Nicolas Bernier and Michel Pignolet de Montéclair

FR 6. Sep. 2024 | 16:30-17:30
Inner Courtyard of the Servite Church (in case of rain at Sommerchor)

Timeless subjects from ancient mythology make a new appearance in French cantatas - the opening concert of ViertelBarock offers the unique opportunity to experience two Cantates Françaises in Vienna. The compositions, conceived as mini-operas based on Ovid's Metamorphoses, will be interpreted by mezzo-soprano Lucija Varcic and ensemble freymut. A special feature is the rarely heard historical pronunciation of the cantata text in Old French. Monteclair's "Pan et Syrinx" and Bernier's "Médée" present two female figures that remain highly controversial in our times.