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Scarlatti’s masterpiece: the Vespro di Santa Cecilia

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Sat, Mar 15, 2025, 14:15
The Concertgebouw’s famous Main Hall is one of the best concert halls in the world, well-known for its exceptional acoustics and special atmosphere. In the Main Hall, you will feel history. Here, Gustav Mahler conducted his own compositions, as did Richard Strauss and Igor Stravinsky. Sergei Rachmaninoff played his own piano concertos in the Main Hall. This is also where musicians such as Leonard Bernstein, Vladimir Horowitz and Yehudi Menuhin gave legendary performances. Right up to now, the Main Hall... Read full text

Keywords: Early Music, Vocal Music

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Musicians

Coro e Orchestra Ghislieri
Giulio PrandiConductor
Sonia TedlaSoprano
Carlotta ColomboSoprano
Margherita Maria SalaAlto
Raffaele GiordaniTenor
Alessandro RavasioBass

Program

Messa di Santa Cecilia in A majorA. Scarlatti
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