Closing Concert: Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610

Saturday, June 22 • 7:30 pm
Sandra Levine Theatre
Sarah Belk Gambrell Center for the Arts and Civic Engagement
Queens University of Charlotte
2319 Wellesley Avenue, Charlotte

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Claudio MONTEVERDI | Vespro della Beata Vergine, SV 206 (Vespers of 1610)

Bach Akademie Charlotte Choir & Orchestra

Premium Reserved Seating: $60
General Admission: $35
"30&Under" (ages 18–30) General Admission: $15
Under 18: Free

This concert is sponsored by John Craig & Johannes Tromp

Claudio Monteverdi's astonishing Vespers of 1610 is one of the hidden gems of the classical music canon—a revolutionary masterpiece that will transport you to the splendor of 17th-century Venice. With its virtuosic vocal writing and instrumental brilliance, moments of intimacy and mystery, and astounding sonorities, the Vespers changed the course of classical music forever. Don't miss the chance to hear this extraordinary for yourself.

In 1601, Claudio Monteverdi assumed musical leadership of the ducal chapel in Mantua, having been employed as a musician in the court of Vincenzo Gonzaga for many years. The responsibility to prove the Gonzaga’s power and prestige through the ducal chapel’s liturgical and musical splendor seemed to have a commensurate effect on Monteverdi as well. With a Venetian publisher and an ever-expanding portfolio of compositions and successes, Monteverdi traveled to Rome in 1610, and successfully gained permission to dedicate his new volume of Vespers music to Pope Paul V. Monteverdi's innovations helped to revolutionize musical composition.