Monteverdi, Vêpres de la Vierge
In only a few years, the I Gemelli ensemble, has made a name for itself on the music scene.
The I Gemelli ensemble is quite recent but it has, in a short time, become one of the greatest formations in the area of historically informed performances. It specialises in 17th century vocal music, led by Emiliano Gonzalez Toro, a “lead singer” whose delivery focuses greatly on declamation. Dating from 1610, the Vespro della Beata Vergine is Monteverdi’s first piece of sacred music, a brimming composition between the Renaissance and the baroque, that swings from spare precision to unbridled virtuosity.
Ensemble I Gemelli
Emiliano Gonzalez Toro,
tenor and conductor
Shira Patchornik, Cristina Fanelli, Mayan Goldenfield, Natalie Perez, Maud Gnidaz, Laura Dausse, sopranos
Lidija Jovanovic, Lorrie Garcia, Juliette de Banes, Renata Dubinskaite, mezzo-sopranos
Emiliano Gonzalez Toro, Zachary Wilder, Jordan Mouaissia, Iannis Gaussin, tenors
Fulvio Bettini, Nicolas Brooymans, Samuel Namotte, barytons
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Vespro della Beata Vergine