Two countertenors for Pergolesis Stabat Mater: this is the resurrection of the first performance in France of this work, introduced by two Italian Castratos from the Royal Chapel of Louis XV, who were enthusiastic propagators of it both at Court and at the Concert Spirituel. Paris was conquered and saw in it the revolutionary mark of a Neapolitan genius, who alas passed away so young. Pergolesi, shortly before his death at the age of 26 and affected by illness, expressed the Virgins suffering with the language of passion more typical of opera.
Thanks to all of you, I’ve been fortunate enough to travel to and tour every corner of the world. I feel like a true ‘world citizen’ because there are people like you who make me feel at home wherever in the world I am. You are the ones who make me feel that way; you are the ones who make me feel at home…- Armin van Buuren -