MUSAE

The 24th edition of the international music festival Summer Festivities of Early Music will be ruled by the MUSES – the noble, beautiful and omniscient daughters of Zeus, who, with their famous kiss on the forehead, inspire artists with ideas and creative vigour. Inspiration from ancient mythological stories is extremely important for the music of the Renaissance and Baroque periods. The “magic seven” festival concerts will therefore present a variety of inspiration from the goddesses of the performing arts and, more broadly, from Greek mythology in the works of European composers of the 16th to 18th centuries. In the concerts, we will encounter, for example, Polyhymnia, Erato, Terpsichore, Urania and Euterpe, as well as the god Apollo and the mythical singer Orpheus. And we will go all the way to Parnassus itself!

During the holiday season in Prague, the Summer Festivities of Early Music bring to life the musical styles of historical periods in imaginative and fresh contexts. It is the unmistakable atmosphere of Prague’s palaces, churches and monasteries that gives the top-flight artistic performances an extremely authentic character. Josefína Knoblochová, the festival’s director, selected and made recommendations from a wide range of world ensembles and early music performers. Having accepted the festival’s invitation and been “kissed by the muse”, they will come to Prague to showcase their art and delight the ears and eyes of the audience.

POLYHYMNIA

18. 7. | 20.00
Emmaus Monastery

ENSEMBLE POLYHARMONIQUE

Spiritual Madrigals and Concerts in Venice and beyond the Alps

ERATÓ & CARITAS

24. 7. | 20.00
Troja Chateau

Hannah MORRISON
HATHOR CONSORT

Forms of Love in Italian Early Baroque Music

MUSICAL PARNASSUS

27. 7. | 19.00
Strahov Monastery

Christine SCHORNSHEIM
Hille PERL
Michael FREIMUTH

Musical Inspirations in Virtuoso Suites à la française

TERPSICHORÉ

29. 7. | 19.00
Vzlet

CRACOVIA DANZA
CAPELLA ORNAMENTATA

A Renaissance Masked Ball at the Polish Royal Court

EUTERPÉ

31. 7. | 20.00
Troja Chateau

CANTORÍA

Humorous and Dramatic Stories in Spanish Songs and Ensaladas

CONCERTO
D’APOLLO

3. 8. | 19.00
Strahov Monastery

Alessandro TAMPIERI
Valeria MONTANARI

Mythological Figures in Italian Violin Sonatas

CANTO D’ORFEO
The Mythical Singer in Baroque Operas

8. 8. | 19.30
Sts. Simon and Jude Church

Delphine GALOU – alto

COLLEGIUM MARIANUM
Jana SEMERÁDOVÁ – flauto traverso, artistic director
Lenka TORGERSEN – concert master

The ceremonial closing of this year’s festival edition dedicated to the muses will be dominated by the impressive timbre of the French alto singer Delphine Galou, a celebrity of the world of Baroque music with a great sense of detail, and the interpretive mastery of the festival’s ensemble in residence, Collegium Marianum, under the artistic direction of Jana Semerádová. In a programme consisting of arias and overtures from Baroque operas by A. Vivaldi, Ch. W. Gluck, J. J. Fux and C. H. Graun, the immortal story of Orpheus’s love for his beloved Eurydice will be brought to life.

FESTIVAL CENTER
GALERIE 1, Štěpánská 47, Prague 1

Opening Hours
Wednesdays 10.00–18.00
21 June and 5 July the Festival Center will be closed.

Contact
tel.: +420 731 448 346, +420 224 229 462
email: vstupenky@collegiummarianum.cz

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