Murderous madrigalist: Death of Gesualdo a treat for eyes and ears

Markus Weinfurter and The Gesualdo Six in Death of Gesualdo

Imogen Frances and Taraash Mehrotra in Death of Gesualdo

Doria Bramante, David Tarkenter and The Gesualdo Six in Death of Gesualdo

The Gesualdo Six in Death of Gesualdo

Par Mark Pullinger, 17 janvier 2026

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“a series of tableaux vivants lit as exquisitely as Caravaggio's paintings”

Critique faite à St Martin-in-the-Fields, Londres, le 16 janvier 2026

Parmi les œuvres au programme:

Gesualdo, Tenebrae Responsoria (excerpts)

Gesualdo, Madrigali a cinque voci, libro sesto: O dolce mio tesoro

Gesualdo, Madrigali a cinque voci, libro secondo: In più leggiadro velo

Gesualdo, Sacrae Cantiones: O Crux benedicta

Gesualdo, Madrigali a cinque voci, libro primo: Tirsi morir volea

Gesualdo, Madrigali a cinque voci, libro quinto: Itene, o miei sospiri

Gesualdo, Madrigali a cinque voci, libro secondo: Hai rotto e sciolto e spento

Gesualdo, Madrigali a cinque voci, libro quinto: Dolcissima mia vita

Gesualdo, Madrigali a cinque voci, libro sesto: Beltà, poi che t'assenti

Gesualdo, Madrigali a cinque voci, libro primo: Felice primavera

Monteverdi, Piagn'e sospira

Gesualdo, Madrigali a cinque voci, libro quinto: Qual fora, donna, un dolce “Ohimè”

Gesualdo, Madrigali a cinque voci, Libro terzo: Ahi, disperata vita

Gesualdo, Madrigali a cinque voci, libro quinto: Languisce al fin chi da la vita parte

Gesualdo, Madrigali a cinque voci, Libro terzo: Languisco e moro, ahi, cruda

Gesualdo, Madrigali a cinque voci, libro sesto: Moro, lasso, al mio duolo

Bill Barclay, Mise en scène, Lumières

Arthur Oliver, Costumes

Will Tuckett, Chorégraphie

Janni Younge, Puppet design

The Gesualdo Six

Owain Park, Basse, Direction musicale

James Guy, Contre-ténor

Alasdair Austin, Contre-ténor

Joseph Wicks, Ténor

Joshua Cooter, Ténor

Simon Grant, Baryton

Doria Bramante, Comédien

Imogen Frances, Comédien

Taraash Mehrotra, Comédien

David Tarkenter, Comédien

Markus Weinfurter, Comédien

Siân Williams, Comédien

The Wishing Tree: the Gesualdo Six at the Auckland Arts Festival

Simon Holden, 15th March

From the oppressed Catholic minority of 16th-century England to contemporary settings, The Gesualdo Six bring their Wishing Tree programme to Auckland.

****1

Joy, endurance, joining in: BBC Singers’ centenary at the Barbican

Eleanor Knight, 2nd October

After nearly axing the ensemble last year, the BBC celebrates 100 years of the BBC Singers with a rapturously received programme.

*****

Near perfect Bruckner from the Berlin Phil at the Proms

Rohan Shotton, 1st September

Kirill Petrenko conducts a magesterial account of Bruckner's Fifth Symphony after a trio of motets by the BBC Singers.

****1

Handsome performances from the BBC Singers at Kings Place

David Truslove, 9th February

Chant, Scottish culture and Judith Weir are the focus for this latest BBC Singers programme.

****1

The Wishing Tree: the Gesualdo Six at the Auckland Arts Festival

Simon Holden, 15th March

From the oppressed Catholic minority of 16th-century England to contemporary settings, The Gesualdo Six bring their Wishing Tree programme to Auckland.

****1

Autumnal vocal sparkle in Cambridge

Charlotte Valori, 22nd October

An exciting new partnership between Owain Park and Cambridge Chorale got off to a good start with a first concert of Bach and Parry.

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Mark Pullinger

Mark has been a Bachtrack editor since 2014. He is also an experienced critic, writing hundreds of reviews for the site, as well as a freelancer writing for other magazines and newspapers. He also writes programme notes and blogs on Substack. Mark has a particular passion for the operas of Verdi as well as Russian and French repertoire. Outside the concert hall and opera house, Mark enjoys cooking and travel and is probably at his happiest let loose in a French patisserie or a Viennese coffee house.