Some events are unmissable but, unfortunately, they still can be missed. Fortunately Lia of the Borgo a Mozzano School of music let me know just in time of a not very well publicised concert.
On the 15th of September, in the beautiful parish church of San Jacopo al Borgo, a concert with three young Lucchesi (and Australians) who now illuminate the international musical world from Germany to the United States to Ireland to Korea took place.
Do you perhaps remember their operatic debuts at the Teatro dei Rassicurati in Montecarlo in 2013 when the Mozart Da Ponte operas were performed in extremely original productions?
(To learn more see my reviews at
https://longoio.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/tutti-non-fan-cosi-con-cosi-fan-tutte/)
It was really a pleasure to hear and meet them after all these years, particularly in the sonoral environment of the magnificent Ravani organ of 1631, with music by Guami, Handel, Mozart, Merula, Zipoli, Bohm, Tomeoni, Puccini and Monteverdi.
Indeed, it was Brandani’s enthusiasm to play the recently restored ravishing Ravani which prompted the concert.
Mattia told me after the concert that he had an idea to return to the Rassicurati with at least one further production for, as he said (and we the audience utterly agreed) it was absolute fun to perform there.
Sometimes it’s important not just to trawl the web or discover some poster in a bar to find out about special musical events in our area. It does help to have musical friends. Thanks Lia!
(From left to right, Mattia Campetti (baritone), Don Francesco Maccari, Michelle Buscemi (soprano), Jonathan Brandani (organist))
(PS Future concerts are planned at San Jacopo now that the Ravani organ has been restored, I’ll see if and when I can get further information about them.)
Gorgeous church. Thank You presenting it. Have a good day.