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, Maud Gnidzaz, Laura, Dausse, Mayan Goldenfeld, Alix Le Saux, Natalie Perez, sopranos
Lidija Jovanovic, Lorrie Garcia, Anouck Defontenay, Renata Dubinskaite, altos
Emiliano Gonzalez Toro, Zachary Wilder, Jordan Mouaissia, Iannis Gaussin, ténors
Fulvio Bettini, Nicolas Brooymans, Samuel Namotte, barytons
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Vespro della Beata Vergine