Stravaganza d'amore !

Description

Political power is displayed in the sumptuous entertainments where incredibly rich musical interludes are inserted: a favorable context for the birth of opera. Beyond often unpublished music, always shimmering, "Stravaganza d'Amore!" is based on the lavish wedding of Ferdinand and Christine (1589). Rather than an impossible reconstruction, Raphaël Pichon has conceived an unprecedented imaginary interlude that summons the figures of Apollo, Orpheus and Eurydice, and especially Love! To savor through the pages: the testimony of the artists, a description of the Florentine festivities, the perspective of musicologists... not to mention numerous illustrations from the period. An exceptional edition that includes: a 160-page book with rich iconography (195x142mm) and 2 CDs featuring a festive, colorful, and varied program performed by the best soloists of the moment and many composers for whom these discs constitute the first recording, for some.