Sacred Masterpieces of the medici 2024

Sacred Masterpieces of the medici 2024

Inspiring the next generation

Places for this year’s SACRED MASTERPIECES OF THE MEDICI weekend can now be reserved via Info@MascaradeOpera

Following the success of last year's inaugural event, this unforgettable weekend of sacred music will celebrate rare and forgotten masterpieces from the time of the Medici rulers. Thanks to the research carried out by the Sacred Music Programme at the Fondazione Mascarade Opera, several works will be brought to life for the first time in nearly half a millennium.

Featuring concerts in some of Florence's most spectacular venues, the weekend's performances will showcase the talents of internationally acclaimed artists, including the Vox Medicea choir directed by Mark Spyropoulos and the award-winning English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble.  

To mark this unique celebration, guests are invited to join us not only for these concerts but also for a number of exclusive events, including lectures, receptions and dinners in beautiful locations across Florence.

A total of just 60 places for the full weekend programme are now available. Be sure not to miss out on this unforgettable experience.

Further details HERE

The Florence Choral Course as an annual summer course, which thanks to our supporters is made entirely free for participants and dedicated to the study, performance and promotion of Italian choral music. Up to 25 singers from all over the world have the unique opportunity to come to Florence for in immersive period of daily rehearsals, choral technique workshops, individual singing lessons, archival tours, history lectures and masterclasses with world famous practitioners, including soprano Dame Emma Kirkby and director of Milan Cathedral Choir Maestro Massimo Palombella.
The week culminates in concert and ecclesiastical performances in some of Florence’s most iconic buildings, including Palazzo Tornabuoni, Santissima Annunciata and Santa Maria Novella, as well as a sung mass in the great cathedral of Milan.

In addition, the programme’s advanced choral course for aspiring professional singers provides students a unique opportunity to come to Florence for an intensive programme of study, rehearsals, masterclasses and performances, as well as historical lectures and tours in the heart of the most important city of Renaissance. 

In addition, the programme’s advanced choral course for aspiring professional singers provides students a unique opportunity to come to Florence for an intensive programme of study, rehearsals, masterclasses and performances, as well as historical lectures and tours in the heart of the most important city of Renaissance. 

HOW TO APPLY

Applications for the Florence Choral Course July 2024 will open on 1 January 2024.

To apply please send two recordings and your CV to thesacredmusicprogramme@mascaradeopera.com

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