Holy and Unholy Virgins:
Piety, passion and scandal in a Bolognese convent
Music
Lucrezia Vizzana, Claudio Monteverdi, Adriano Banchieri
Performing forces
4 singers, organ, chitarrone and/or harp
Celestial Sirens female voice choir (optional)
Workshop
Full day workshop for a local female voice choir to allow participation in performance
Fee: £400 (including music)
Description
Offered as a full-length concert; optional participation of our amateur female-voice choir Celestial Sirens, or a local female-voice choir that we will coach on the day
A fully scripted drama with music based on the life of composing nun Lucrezia Vizzana. Detailed surviving records from the convent of Santa Cristina in Bologna tell graphically of investigations that took place during the 1620's revealing secret passions and open battles, struggles with church authorities and much ingenuity. These stories unfold alongside the lovely music of resident nun Lucrezia Vizzana and the composers who most influenced her including Monteverdi and Banchieri.
Listen to music
Lucrezia Vizzana: Amo Christum, in cuius thalamum introibo
Lucrezia Vizzana: Usquequo oblivisceris me infinem
Lucrezia Vizzana: Domine, Dominus noster