Italy’s XXI Festival di Musica e Arte Sacra has announced its 2022 event.

The festival opens with the Santa Messa celebrated by Cardinal Angelo Comastri in the Basilica di San Pietro in the Vatican. The Coro del Vicariato della Città del Vaticano conducted by Temistocle Capone will perform the Missa Secunda Pontificalis and il Magnificat e Tu es Petrus.

Performance Date: Nov. 12, 2022

The second concert of the festival will be at the Basilica di San Paolo and will showcase the Bamberger Symphoniker alongside the Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Jakub Hrůša conducts soloists Christina Landshamer and Konstantin Krimmel in Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem. 

Performance Date: Nov. 12, 2022

The Basilica di San Paolo will also showcase Bruckner’s Symphony No. 9 with the Bamberger Symphoniker under the direction of Jakub Hrůša. 

Performance Date: Nov. 13, 2022

The festival will see the world premiere of Vespro Universale based on a text by Pope Francis. The orchestra L’Appassionata will be conducted by Claude Villaret and will feature soloists Carlotta Bellotto e Nadina Calistru.

Performance Date: Nov. 14, 2022

The festival closes with the Orchestra e Coro della Cappella Ludovicea. Ildebrando Mura conducts a program of music by Vivaldi and Handel.

Performance Date: Nov. 15, 2022