Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) - Vespro della Beata Vergine (Marienvesper, 1610)

Description

Claudio Monteverdi's "Marienvesper" from 1610 marks a transition in music from the Renaissance to the Baroque era, which he significantly initiated in Italy. The collection of grand, elaborate psalm compositions and intimate solo concerts brings the vocal polyphony that prevailed until then to a later flourish and at the same time paves the way for a new, expressive soloistic musical form, which he had already experimented with in his opera "L’Orfeo" (1607). With this, he founded the new genre of musical theater. While in Hamburg at this time the Reformation is firmly established and Europe is on the brink of the Thirty Years' War, Rome, under Pope Paul V., to whom Monteverdi's work is dedicated, is ruled by a Counter-Reformation pope. These times of cultural upheaval are reflected in Monteverdi's music in an exemplary manner.

Highlights

• Performance of Monteverdi's "Marienvesper" (1610)
• Transition from the Renaissance to the Baroque
• Venue: St. Katharinen Hamburg

General Information

The performance of Claudio Monteverdi's "Marienvesper" takes place at the St. Katharinen Church in Hamburg. This work is considered a milestone in music history and reflects the cultural upheavals of the 17th century.

Location

Katharinenkirchhof 1, 20457 Hamburg, Germany

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