e21 - Emerging From Darkness

This concert offers a glimpse into the richness of the 17th Century Italian Baroque, the beauty of its music brought to life with instruments and voices. The texts of this music, so important to composers of the time, seek to move listeners with their highly affective poetry, whether through exploring the conflicts of the five senses in Barbara Strozzi's madrigals, the spiritual and moral reflections of Claudio Monteverdi's Selva morale et spirituale, or the desperate pangs of the mortal life and a longing for heavenly release in the oratorios of Luigi Rossi. This program will bring together many fine musicians, including John Weretka, Laura Vaughan, Hannah Lane, Heather Fletcher, Timothy Reynolds, Kate MacFarlane and Stella Horvath under the direction of singer-director Stephen Grant.

Luigi ROSSI (Australian premiere)

Cantata - Un Peccator Pentito

Barbara STROZZI

Madrigals (1644)

Claudio MONTEVERDI

Selva morale et spirituale (1640/41)

PARKING

The City of Melbourne has recently changed the parking restrictions around the Southbank Campus. Parking control hours are now expanded to 7am–10pm, seven days per week, and are capped at three hours. A $2-per-hour fee after 7pm is also now in place. There is no change to the $4-per-hour peak rate between 7am–7pm. Parking inspectors are regularly in the area fining drivers who overstay their meter, so we encourage everyone to be aware and avoid an expensive fine. More information.

ACCESSIBILITY

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

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