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The Gesualdo Six and Concert Theatre Works
Music Before 1800 presents
The Gesualdo Six and Concert Theatre Works
Death of Gesualdo: US Premiere
Following the huge international success of Secret Byrd, creator/director Bill Barclay teams up for a second collaboration with The Gesualdo Six to celebrate their namesake composer, Carlo Gesualdo (1566–1613). Infamous for murdering his wife and her lover, Gesualdo’s tortured chromaticism anticipated musical romanticism by 200 years. His madrigals and Tenebrae – the Mass he wrote for his own death – form the backbone of a new theatrical concert that superimposes his life over his music.
Friday, February 13 at 7:30 pm
Tickets: start at $65
The Cathedral Church of St John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan
