1997 Festival
Operatic Centerpiece
L’Orfeo
Music by Luigi Rossi (ca. 1597–1653)
Libretto by Francesco Buti (d. 1683)
Festival Concerts
The Orlando Consort
The Art of Mediæval Polyphony
Sarah Cunningham and Margriet Tindemans, viols
Elisabeth Wright, harpsichord
Angels & Devils: Music for bass viols and harpsichord
Rossi L’Orfeo Renaissance Violin Band
directed by Peter Holman
Pour les Violons du Roy: French orchestral
music from Beaujoyeux to Lully
Capriccio Stravagante
directed by Skip Sempé
Mythologies and Homages
Trio Sonnerie
with Wilbert Hazelzet, traverso
Conversations Galantes et Amusantes
Mala Punica
directed by Pedro Memelsdorff
Tal per Sonar: Instrumental tablatures in the Italian Trecento
William Porter and Gary Cooper, harpsichords
Dueling Harpsichords
The Parley of Instruments
Pour le Coucher du Roy: Late-night chamber music at the French court
Paul O’Dette and Stephen Stubbs, lutes
Il Divino: The Lute Music of Francesco Canova da Milano (1497–1543)
The Orlando Consort
Johannes Ockeghem (d. 1497): A True Image of Orpheus
Tragicomedia
directed by Stephen Stubbs and Erin Headley
Festa Italiana
