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An evening of nocturnal lyricism and emotional contrast, blending opera, art song, and chamber masterworks. Mozart, Handel, Brahms, Franck, Kodály, and Shostakovich unfold alongside intimate songs of longing, memory, and enchantment. Richly varied in color and atmosphere, the program moves between moonlit intimacy and dramatic intensity.
Robert Speece
Recitalist
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In celebration of our 33rd season, Orvieto Musica is honored to present the world premiere of Giuseppe Bruni’s Missa in Honorem Sancti Francisci, a new Mass commissioned in tribute to the spirit of St. Francis. This evening, in partnership with Coro Vox et Jubilum, the sacred space of the Duomo will resound with Bruni’s work alongside pieces by Telemann, Gabrieli, Marcello, and Golijov.
Robert Speece
Masterwork Soloist
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A midday program of Baroque and early Classical vocal masterworks centered on love, sorrow, longing, and farewell. Handel, Monteverdi, Cesti, and Rameau reveal the expressive beauty of the human voice through music of elegance and emotional refinement. Intimate and contemplative, the concert offers a moment of lyrical stillness within the festival.
Robert Speece
Recitalist
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A sweeping evening of opera’s most beloved arias and ensembles, tracing the passions, rivalries, seductions, and heartbreaks of the operatic stage. Mozart, Puccini, Verdi, Massenet, Bizet, Strauss, and Gounod illuminate the many faces of love and longing through music of brilliance and theatrical power. A grand celebration of the operatic tradition.
Robert Speece
Recitalist
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Centered around the music of Franz Schubert, this evening explores the intimate relationship between poetry, voice, and chamber music. Songs of longing, nature, joy, solitude, and mortality are woven together with contemporary premieres and masterworks by Bacewicz and Shostakovich. Deeply personal and emotionally expansive, the program traces the many voices of the soul.
Robert Speece
Recitalist
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An evening of romance, nostalgia, and theatrical charm blending Broadway favorites with chamber music masterworks. Bernstein, Menken, Rodgers & Hammerstein, and Stephen Schwartz meet Franck, Hindemith, and Beethoven in a program that moves effortlessly between intimacy, humor, longing, and joy. Warmhearted, lyrical, and irresistibly human.
Robert Speece
Recitalist
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Italian song, Romantic chamber music, and operatic lyricism converge in an evening of passion, nostalgia, and emotional elegance. Bellini, Rossini, Verdi, Tosti, and Donizetti unfold alongside Schubert, Franck, Schumann, and Bacewicz in music shaped by longing, tenderness, and dramatic intensity. A richly expressive journey through love’s luminous and shadowed landscapes.
Robert Speece
Recitalist
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The festival concludes with an exuberant celebration of opera, chamber music, and contemporary creation. Mozart, Puccini, Verdi, Massenet, Franck, Britten, and new works by Glenda Luck and Will Strassberger come together in a program that gathers the season’s many voices into one final expression of joy and illumination. A radiant farewell to The Sounds of Light.
Robert Speece
Tamino and Ernesto
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Orvieto Musica has built a distinguished legacy as one of the most intimate and inspired chamber music gatherings in the world. Over the past decade, it has taken the stage in exquisite venues across Umbria, offering concerts that captivate appreciative audiences and ignite artistic exchange. The festival’s extraordinary surroundings—steeped in natural beauty, historic charm, and artistic heritage—create an environment where excellence is not merely encouraged, but inevitable.
Stella Monner
Festival Artist