In the late 1660s, the young composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier, aged just 17, embarked on a journey of initiation  through Italy. He was an accomplished singer and composer who returned to France a few years later, with a grandiose Messe à quatre chœurs in his catalogue of works, probably composed in Rome or shortly after his return.

This concert looks back on the direct influences Italy had on Charpentier, with a compulsory stop at the Vatican, where polychorality reigned supreme, and another one at the City of the Doges, where Venetian composers were making a major contribution to the dissemination and teaching of one of the most grandiose musical styles of the 17th century .

Productions of the Royal Opera.

This program will be recorded on a CD to be released on the Château de Versailles Spectacles label.

This concert is presented with the exceptional support of ADOR – Les Amis de l’Opéra Royal.

Polychoral works by Monteverdi, Gabrieli, Benevoli, Charpentier

Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)

Deus in adjutorium

Orazio Benevoli (1605-1672)

Dixit Dominus à six chœurs

Claudio Monteverdi

Sonata supra Sancta Maria

Giovanni Gabrieli (1557-1612) 

In Ecclesiis à trois chœurs Ch. 78

Paolo Agostini (1583-1629)

Magnificat à cinq chœurs

Giovanni Gabrieli (1557-1612)

Canzon per Sonar Quarti Toni Ch. 185

Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704)

Messe à quatre chœurs H. 4

I – Kyrie I

II – Christe

III – Kyrie II

IV – Gloria

V – Credo

VI – Sanctus

VII – Agnus Dei

Domine salvum fac regem H. 4

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