AUSSEER BAROCKTAGE 2026 - The Blind Game

What's it about?

THE BLIND GAMEAn enchanting world of soundIn the ambiance of the parish church in Bad Aussee, the audience in the heart of the Ausseerland can expect an evening amidst a magical world of sound:In the ensemble Concerto di Margherita, five wonderful voices merge with five string instruments to create a captivating sound in historical self-accompanied singing. Taking vocal and instrumental works by composers of the late 16th and early 17th centuries as a source of 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". Amaryllis, blindfolded, accidentally ends up in the arms of Mirtillo, who secretly desires her. As the two figures wander blindly, Guatini's choir laments the false nature of blind love: "Amor, no you are not blind, but whoever entrusts themselves to your hands, them...