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Recital by Mariana Flores at Bayreuth Baroque (Germany)
Alongside its opera programme, the Bayreuth Baroque Festival offers a series of recitals. Under the theme ‘Teatro dei Sensi’, soprano Mariana Flores transported the audience to 17th-century Venice and to the musical and theatrical world of Francesco Cavalli, echoing the festival’s 2025 opera, Pompeo Magno. The baroque style Ordenskirche in Sankt Georgen, lit by candlelight, provided an exceptional setting for the concert. The programme revealed the richness and emotional intensity of Cavalli’s genius, whose music and theatre have inspired many composers.
With Mariana Flores, Leonardo García-Alarcón and Cappella Mediterranea.
Scarlatti opens the Ambronay Festival (France)
The 2025 Ambronay Festival marked the 300th anniversary of Alessandro Scarlatti’s death. The opening concert featured a rarely heard work: the Te Deum, performed for the first time the present era by the Ghislieri Choir and Orchestra of Pavia under Giulio Prandi. The program also included excerpts from the Vespers and the Mass dedicated to Saint Cecilia, offering a rich panorama of Scarlatti’s sacred music.
With Maria Grazia Schiavo, Carlotta Colombo, Margherita Maria Sala, Raffaele Giordani, Alessandro Ravasio and the Ghislieri Choir and Orchestra conducted by Giulio Prandi.
The Scarlatti Universe in Lisbon and Mafra (Portugal)
The entire Scarlatti family was honoured at an international conference dedicated to the Scarlatti Universe. It was held at the Da Ajuda Library in Lisbon and at the Real Edificio in Mafra, Portugal. The event marked the 300th anniversary of the death of Alessandro Scarlatti and the 340th anniversary of the birth of his son Domenico. The Divino Sospiro ensemble, with the support of the European Music Centre and the Centro de Estudo em Musica, organised the conference. Musicologists and Scarlatti specialists came from all over the world, including Australia and the United States, to participate.
With the Divino Sospiro ensemble.
Countertenor Dennis Orellana in China.
As part of his first tour of China, Honduran countertenor Dennis Orellana traveled to Xiamen and Beijing. In spring 2025, he had won the first Farinelli Competition for countertenors in Karlsruhe. He performed with the Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Italian maestro Marco Bellei. For Orellana, the tour was far more than a series of concerts: it was the realization of a dream and an unforgettable experience, which he shared with enthusiasm on social media.
With Dennis Orellana, Xiamen Philharmonic conducted by Marco Bellei.
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