Opia | lullay

Minoritenplatz 2

1010 Wien

 

Performers:
Opia – Ensemble for Contemporary Interpretation of Early Music (Middle Ages to Early Baroque)
Eva Leonie Fegers, Recorder & Vocals
Alina Loewenich, Recorder & Recitation
Julia Willeitner, Viola da gamba
Mauro Colantonio, Viola da gamba
Alexander Gergelyfi, Harpsichord
Fabio Kapeller, Percussion

Program:
A musical journey through European Christmas traditions:
Medieval carols from England, France, and Italy (13th–16th c.), including Lullay: I saw, Dormi bel Bambin, and Entre le bœuf et l’âne gris.

Renaissance polyphony and sacred songs: William Byrd’s Lulla, lullaby, my sweet little baby and Praetorius’ Joseph, lieber Joseph mein.

Early Baroque instrumental art: Biagio Marini’s symphonies and dances, Johann Schop’s galliard, and Froberger’s refined keyboard music.

Beloved melodies reimagined: Greensleeves / What Child is this? and Spanish Villancicos from the Cancionero de Upsala.

An evening full of sonic intimacy – between sacred devotion, folk tradition, and festive instrumental brilliance of the 13th to 17th centuries.