I Fagiolini – Presented by Musica Viva

ROBERT HOLLINGWORTH: DIRECTOR & COUNTERTENOR

ALISON HILL: SOPRANO

KIRSTY HOPKINS: SOPRANO

ELEANOR MINNEY: MEZZO-SOPRANO

MATTHEW LONG: TENOR NICHOLAS

HURNDALL SMITH: TENOR

GREG SKIDMORE: BARITONE

CHARLES GIBBS: BASS

This exciting English vocal ensemble makes its debut Australian national tour with a characteristic mix of old and new, tossing early madrigals in with spectacular new works to create a delicious musical salad!

Pronounced Ee fah-joe-LEEnee (‘the little beans’), the group is acclaimed for its fearless performances of music that demand the utmost from its singers. This is extreme a cappella that ranges from the hyper-real playfulness of Janequin’s sung description of a Renaissance hunting party, to the rich imagery of a Monteverdi madrigal.

Director Robert Hollingworth leads the singers and audience effortlessly through countries and centuries, and pays tribute to his native Great Britain with Adrian Williams’ extraordinary Hymn to Awe and the exquisite sentiments of Inheritance, which was Herbert Howell’s contribution to the Queen’s coronation. The concert also features a new piece by Australian composer Andrew Schultz, especially commissioned for I Fagiolini and Musica Viva by Geoff Stearn.

Lovers of great singing and choral music will welcome making the acquaintance of this superb group!

VICTORIA
Alma redemptoris mater

GIBBONS
O clap your hands

CROCE
Il gioco dell’Occa

MONTEVERDI
Madrigals (selection)

JANEQUIN
La Chasse

INTERVAL

POULENC
Sept chansons

SCHULTZ
La Molière Imaginaire [world premiere]

WILLIAMS
Hymn to Awe

Before I Fagiolini’s performance, Musica Viva in association with Opera Queensland offers you the unique opportunity to attend a Masterclass with the highly acclaimed Robert Hollingsworth, Director of the superb British vocal ensemble I Fagiolini. See him work with young local singers, in an open lesson format, ending with a Q&A between Robert and the audience.

5 August, OperaQ Studio, South Bank

http://www.qtix.com.au/event/MVA_Fagiolini_Masterclass_15.aspx

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