AUSSEER BAROCKTAGE 2026 - Concerto di Margherita

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Concerto di Margherita: Magical Sound World - The Blind Game In the ambiance of the parish church in Bad Aussee, the audience in the heart of Ausseerland can expect an evening amidst a magical sound world: Taking vocal and instrumental works by Baroque composers of the late 16th and early 17th centuries as inspiration, the ensemble Concerto di Margherita presents a fable with accompanying direction of an archetypal lover who, like Amaryllis in Guarini's play, is caught in an unrequited game of "Blind Man's Bluff." The musicians, all singing in five parts, acting, and accompanying themselves on their string instruments, take the audience on the lover's journey with enchanting music that captivates the listeners! "Love, no, you are not blind, but whoever entrusts themselves to your hands, you can blind and are more faithless than blind." This is how the choir in Guarini's play "The Faithful Shepherd" (Il pastor fido) comments on the passionate...