Unto us a child is born

Unto us a child is born

Inspiring the next generation

Stay tuned for updates on ticket sales and the exact location. You won’t want to miss this epic concert!

 

Cast and Programme


Priya Pariyachart, Soprano
Aistė Benkauskaitė, Mezzo-soprano
Garrett Evers, Tenor
Charles Buttigieg, Baritone
Ferdinand Muradyan, Bass
Samuele Piccinini, Répétiteur
Peter Smith, Répétiteur

Programme:

Messiah
Overture
G.F. Handel


Messiah
Comfort Ye…. Ev’ry Valley
G.F. Handel

Exsultate Jubilate
Alleluja
W.A.Mozart

Weihnacht’s Oratorio
Bereite dich Zion
J.S.Bach

Messiah
Thus saith the Lord
G.F. Handel

Messiah
Why do the Nations
G.F. Handel

Gloria
Laudamus te
A.Vivaldi

Petite messe Solennelle
Domine Deus
G.Rossini

Petite messe Solennelle
Quoniam
G.Rossini

Messiah
Let the Bright Seraphim
G.F. Handel

Weihnacht’s Oratorio
Große Herr
J.S.Bach

Messiah
He shall feed His flock
G.F. Handel

Messe di Gloria
Gratias Agimus tibi
G.Puccini

Adeste Fideles
Traditional

Messiah
Hallelujah Chorus
G.F. Handel

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