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During two days in Bauska Castle, Bauska Culture Center and Bauska St. The Spirit Church will host eight concerts, including a children’s concert “Ancient Musical Instruments” especially for young listeners, as well as the festival “Vivat Curlandia!” special event – the performance of Antonio Sartorio’s opera “Orpheus” (1672) in historical candlelight.
A children’s concert “Ancient Musical Instruments” will take place on July 17 at 1 pm in Bauska Culture Center. The opening concert of the festival “Tre donne belle” will take place in Bauska Castle at 4 pm, with the participation of the medieval music ensemble “Alla francesca” from France. The concert “Solitudes” by the winner of the International Harpsichord Competition “Sigismundus Lauxmin” – harpsichordist Chloé de Guillebon (France) will take place at 6 pm in Bauska Castle.
In the evening of the first day of the festival, at 7.30 pm, the culmination of the festival will be offered – an opera performance by candlelight, when the fascinating story of the Italian composer Antonio Sartorio – the opera “Orpheus” (1672) will be premiered at the Bauska Culture Center. A brilliant line of soloists will take part in the performance of the two-act opera: soprano Ilze Grēvele-Skaraine, Monta Martinsone, Rūta Vosyliūtė (Lithuania), Ieva Pļaviņa, Anete Viļuma, Simona Jocevičiūtė (Lithuania), mezzo-soprano Silvija Sūna, tenor Ansis Bētiņš, bass Edsis Bētiņš, bass as well as the baroque orchestra “Collegium Musicum Riga”, a baroque dance group led by choreographer Guna Ezermale; historical gestures specialist – Katerina Antonenko (United Kingdom / Russia), costume designer – Jelena Forste, set designer – Artūrs Arnis. Conductor and artistic director of the play – Māris Kupčs. Tradition – to organize an opera performance by candlelight, the listeners of the festival have had the opportunity to experience since 2017.
The first day of the festival will end at 11 pm in the courtyard of Bauska Castle with a candlelight night concert “Anachronism”, which will be attended by one of the world’s most renowned record players Erik Bosgraaf (Netherlands) and sound artist Mantautas Krukauskas (Lithuania). Their field of sound research – Bauska Castle and its magical atmosphere.
Festival “Vivat Curlandia!” on the second day, July 18, there will be several free events. The festival will end with a concert “E vivere, e morire” in the restored tower of Bauska Castle at 6 pm, with the participation of the outstanding Latvian tenor Ansis Bētiņš and Italian theorist Mauro Pinciaroli. More information about the second day, July 18, concerts and other information will be published soon on the website www.earlymusic.lv
The organizers of the festival ask to note that information on the attendance and epidemiological rules of the event can be found at the relevant event “Biļešu paradīze” website or www.earlymusic.lv.
Tickets for the July 17 events are available “Ticket Paradise” box offices.
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