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Plagues and passions: lamentation back before Bach at the Ravenna Festival

By Thomas May, 08 July 2020
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Reviewed at Rocca Brancaleone, Ravenna on 7 July 2020
Programme
Programme to include:
Works by Bach
Works by Bach
Works by Zelenka
Works by Weckmann
Works by Rosenmüller
Works by Buxtehude
Works by Fontana
Performers
Graciela Susana Gibelli, Soprano
Fulvio Bettini, Baritone
Alessandro Tampieri, Violin
Luca Pianca, Lute
Lorenzo Ghielmi, Organ
Rodney Prada, Viol
Cristiano Contadin, Viol
Christoph Urbanetz, Viol
Il Suonar Parlante
Vittorio Ghielmi, Viol, Conductor
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Thomas May
Thomas May
Thomas May is a writer and translator based in Seattle. His books include Decoding Wagner and The John Adams Reader, and he blogs about the arts at memeteria.com. He has written for The Washington Post, Gramophone, Listen, Symphony magazine, OPERA America, crosscut.com, and many other publications.