Monteverdi Festival Cremona 2026 Review: Soprano Silvia Frigato & Ensemble Mare Nostrum in Concert

Monteverdi Festival Cremona hosted “La Dea Delle Scene,” (The Goddess of the Scene) at the Museo del Violino’s Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium, featuring Italian soprano Silvia Frigato and director Andrea De Carlo with Ensemble Mare Nostrum performing works by Stradella, Pasquini, and Monteverdi. Museo del Violino’s Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium For five centuries Cremona has been renowned as the world capital for making {…}

Jun 17, 2026

Festival Barocco Alessandro Stradella Announces 2026 Program

The Festival Barocco Alessandro Stradella announces its 2026 season. This article only features classical voice concerts. “La DEA Delle Scene” is performed by Silvia Frigato and Andrea De Carlo with the Ensemble Mare Nostrum, as part of The Stradella Project. Performance Date: August 29, 2026 Adèle Hubert performs in “Amor sacro, amor profano” with Le Concert de l’Hostel Dieu under {…}

Jun 24, 2024

Silvia Frigato & Heather Newhouse Lead the 2024 Festival Barocco Alessandro Stradella

(Photo credit: Nikolai Schukoff) The Festival Barocco Alessandro Stradella has announced its line up for the 2024 season. This article only features vocal works. Opening the festival, artistic director Andrea De Carlo leads the Ensemble Mare Nostrum in Stradella’s oratorio “San Giovanni Battista.” Soloist are sopranos Silvia Frigato and Dorota Szczepańska, countertenor Danilo Pastore, tenor Roberto Manuel Zangari, and bass {…}

Oct 16, 2021

Palazzo Altemps Rome 2021 Review: Moro Per Amore

(Photo: Stradella Y-Project) Situated about a two minute walk from Rome’s Piazza Navona is the Palazzo Altemps, a building originally designed by Melozzo da Forlì for Girolamo Riario, Lord of Imola in the fifteenth century. Over the years it was enlarged and developed into what is now a magnificent Renaissance residence. The Riario family’s tenure of the building was a {…}