Il canto di Orfeo (chorus master: Jacopo Facchini)

The vocal and instrumental ensemble Il Canto di Orfeo was founded in 2005 by Gianluca Capuano. One of its initial goals was to bring to light the music of Giacomo Carissimi and other Italian works from the period between 1600 and 1750, including many forgotten treasures from the Renaissance and Baroque eras that have since been rediscovered. Today, the ensemble’s repertoire extends to contemporary music as well. Comprised of specialists in historically informed performance practice, Il Canto di Orfeo has performed across Europe at renowned early music festivals. For the past twelve years, the ensemble has curated the “Vespri musicali in San Maurizio” series in Milan. In 2019, its choir made its debut at the Salzburg Whitsun Festival with Caldara’s La morte di Abel, followed by appearances in Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito, Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice, Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, and in Hotel Metamorphosis in 2025. Il Canto di Orfeo has been a frequent guest at La Scala in Milan: the men’s choir participated in the 2007 world premiere of Fabio Vacchi’s Teneke, while the full ensemble appeared there in 2013 with Alexander Raskatov’s A Dog’s Heart and took part in the monumental 2015 production of Zimmermann’s Die Soldaten. In Nantes, the ensemble performed Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea in a production by Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier. Il Canto di Orfeo has recorded Madrigals from Mantua and Ferrara, arias by Galuppi with mezzo-soprano Catherine King, and works by North German composers of the 17th century with the organist Kei Koito.

One previous Lucerne Festival performance: on 20 August 2022, in Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito conducted by Gianluca Capuano.

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