Jéliote, haute-contre de Rameau

Following Dumesny, Haute-Contre de Lully, the baroque orchestra a nocte temporis, which numbers more than twenty musicians, presents the second part of its trilogy on the haute-contre voice. The Belgian tenor Reinoud Van Mechelen, whose international career is currently taking him to dizzy heights, has jumped a little more than thirty years forward in time after Louis Gaulard Dumesny to acquaint you with the greatest haute-contre singer of all time: Pierre de Jéliote. This second concert in the series follows de Jéliote’s career through works including Rameau’s most famous pieces. A celebratory opening to the new season!

Programme
Selection of arias and orchestral works from operas by J.-P. Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie, Dardanus, Platée, Les Boréades | F. Colin de Blamont: Les festes grecques et romaines | C.L. Mion: Nitétis | P. de Jéliote: Zélisca | P.-M. Berton: Erosine | J.-B. de La Borde: Ismée et Isménias and other works

Performers
a nocte temporis | Reinoud Van Mechelen, haute-contre and artistic leader

In partnership with
Centre de musique baroque de Versailles, Alpha

When
Sunday 26.09.2021 – 15.00 AMUZ

26 September, 2021 15:00

Fauré et ses poètes

Gabriel Fauré, the master of the chanson, had an unrivalled talent for turning the emotions and images in poetry by Victor Hugo, Charles Baudelaire, Paul Verlaine, Molière and other great poets into enchanting soundscapes. The exceptional French baritone Marc Mauillon pays tribute to Fauré, following his songs chronologically and thus offering a sense of how the composer’s mastery developed. De Volkskrant wrote: “The man who goes through life as a tenor and a baritone sings Fauré with a naturalness you associate more with French chansons than classical lieder. Clear high notes with little vibrato.”

Programme
G. Fauré: Après un rêve, opus 7 nr. 1 | Le papillon et la fleur, opus 1 nr. 1 | Rêve d’amour, opus 5 nr. 2 | Chant d’automne, opus 5 nr. 1 | Mandoline, opus 58 nr. 1 | En sourdine, opus 58 nr. 2 | La rose opus 54 nr. 1 and other chansons

Performers
Marc Mauillon, baritone | Anne Le Bozec, piano (Gaveau, 1906)

When
Thursday 07.10.2021 – 20:00 AMUZ

07 October, 2021 20:00

Nuria Rial sings Durón

A ‘grande dame’ with a golden voice, Nuria Rial turns every concert into an unforgettable experience. Along with the internationally acclaimed ensemble Accademia del Piacere led by the Syrian-Spanish viol player Fahmi Alqhai, the Spanish soprano delves into the Baroque repertoire of her homeland. The work of Sebastián Durón is inventive, spectacular and flamboyant. His brilliant religious compositions and swinging ‘zarzuelas’ made him the darling of the court in Madrid.

Programme
Songs and dances by S. Durón, F. Guerau, J. de Nebra and others

Performers
Nuria Rial, soprano | Rodney Prada, quinton | Johanna Rose, viol | Rami Alqhai, violone | Miguel Rincón, baroque guitar | Fahmi Alqhai, quinton & artistic direction

In partnership with
Organisatie Oude Muziek Utrecht

When
Sunday 10.10.2021 – 15:00 AMUZ

10 October, 2021 15:00

If music be the food of love

Two countertenors, Andreas Scholl and Maarten Engeltjes, sing arias and duets by their 17th century countertenor predecessors, better known as leading composers in
the English Baroque: Henry Purcell and John Blow. Engeltjes was taught by the world-famous countertenor Scholl, just as the young Purcell was taught by Blow. Andreas Scholl, with his much-admired, clear voice and exceptionally high range, performs the great works of the Baroque and Renaissance like no other singer.This exciting collaboration, in combination with Engeltjes’ ensemble prjct.amsterdam, is bound to enchant you.

Programme
J. Blow: Ah heav’n what is’t I hear | H. Purcell: Hark! How the songsters of the grove | In vain the am’rous flute | If music be the food of love | Sound the trumpet | Music for a while | Strike the viol | Sweeter than roses | What power art thou (Cold song) | When I am laid in earth | An evening hymn | O dive custos auriacae Domus | Fairest isle

Performers
Andreas Scholl, countertenor | prjct.amsterdam | Maarten Engeltjes, countertenor & artistic direction | Narrator: Frans van Deursen

When
Saturday 16.10.2021 – 20.00 AMUZ

16 October, 2021 20:00

Musick, a sister to poetrie

The young vocal ensemble InVocare distinguished itself at Laus Polyphoniae. Now it is back on stage at AMUZ with English madrigals by composers including John Dowland, John Wilbye, John Ward and Alfonso Ferrabosco the Elder. The Italian madrigal style set a new tone in England and stimulated a flourishing of English consort singing. To prepare this programme, InVocare consulted specialists on the English pronunciation of the time, to make the very most of the poetry in the texts and ensure that the rhetoric of the text coincides with that of the music.

Programme
Music by J. Dowland, J. Wilbye, A. Ferrabosco sr., J. Ward and others

Performers
Charlotte Nachtsheim, Hannah Ely, soprano | Tessa Roos, alto | Daniel Thomson, tenor | Valerio Zanolli, baritone

In partnership with
REMA, European Early Music Network & BOZAR

When
Sunday 31.10.2021 – 15.00 AMUZ

31 October, 2021 15:00

Imaginario: a Song Book for the Vihuela

The brilliant Argentinean soprano María Cristina Kiehr and the lute and vihuela player Ariel Abramo- vich present a unique perspective on the music of the Spanish Renaissance. The vihuela is a plucked instrument with a warm, clear sound that was very popular on the Iberian Peninsula and Northern Italy in the 16th century, although it has since been almost entirely forgotten. Abramovich writes arrangements of the most famous songs of the age, as was customary at the time as well. Allow yourself to be astonished by this exceptional combination of creativity and history, and the understated, rhythmic repertoire of the Spanish Golden Age.

Programme
Songs by J. Vasquez, J. des Prez, J. Arcadelt, A. Willaert and others

Performers
María Cristina Kiehr, soprano | Ariel Abramovich, vihuela

When
Friday 12 November 2021 – 20.00 AMUZ

12 November, 2021 20:00