Vespro Della Beata Vergine

Overview

This large-scale live recording (Gardiner's second) was made in Venice's St Mark's Basilica. It captures the drama as well as the ceremonial aspect of the work, despite sometimes cloudy recorded sound.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide. “Gardiner's second [recording of the Vespers], spectacularly recorded live in St Mark's, has a punchy choral sound, near-operatic solo singing (Bryn Terfel and Alistair Miles are among the basses), emphatic enunciation, big contrasts and deliberate exploitation of the building's spaces. Its outright theatricality sets it apart from other performances.

Top cast

John Eliot Gardiner

Conductor

A

Ann Monoyios

Soprano

M

Marinella Pennicchi

Soprano

M

Mark Tucker

Tenor

N

Nigel Robson

Tenor

S

Sandro Naglia

Tenor

Bryn Terfel

Bass

A

Alastair Miles

Bass

Details