Alte Oper Frankfurt

When people talk about "Venice" and "Baroque", Vivaldi can't be far away. And indeed, the music of one of the lagoon city's most famous sons still plays a central role in the work of the Venice Baroque Orchestra today. The recording of Vivaldi's "Four Seasons", with which the orchestra made its CD debut a quarter of a century ago and set new standards in terms of joyful playing and liveliness, is evidence of this. Vivaldi's Venice is now also the subject when the original sound ensemble joins forces with mandolinist Avi Avital and soprano Núria Rial. Together, they will bring the well-known concertos of the seasons to life with Venetian gondola songs. "Here," says Avital, "you can hear what was sung in the streets at the same time: subversive, raw texts, songs of the 'cab drivers' of the time."

© Christoph Köstlin

12.5., 8 p.m.

Alte Oper (Großer Saal), Opernplatz 1, Frankfurt

2for1: price category 1 = 75 €, price category 2 = 64 €, price category 3 = 53 €, price category 4 = 35 €, subject to availability (tickets are only valid subject to availability! After booking here at CITY CARD, please pick up your tickets as soon as possible at the Alte Oper Frankfurt box office from May 8)

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