La Pellegrina: A Medici Extravaganza (2018)

La Pellegrina: A Medici Extravaganza

Directed by Rodney Hall. The first professional performance in Australia of the six intermedi for the play La Pellegrina that were part of the lavish Medici wedding celebrations in Florence in 1589. Seven composers were involved, their styles representing the twilight of the Renaissance (including madrigals for up to thirty voices) and the dawn of the Baroque (solo voice and accompaniment). Ensemble Gombert was joined by instrumentalists of Accademia Arcadia and soloists for a unique experience, featuring period instruments, masked singers and brightly-coloured sculptural costumes, while two dancers developed images from the libretto.

Soprano
Deborah Summerbell; Carol Veldhoven; Katherine Lieschke; Victoria Brown;
Katharina Hochheiser; Mandie Lee; Elizabeth O’Leary; Claerwen Jones
Alto
Belinda Wong; Juliana Kay;
Niki Ebacioni; Yi Wen Chin
Tenor
Peter Campbell; Tim van Nooten;
Vaughan McAlley; Michael Stephens; Stuart Tennant
Bass
Andrew Murray; Nicholas Tolhurst;
Michael Strasser; Mike Ormerod

Solo Soprano
Jacqueline Porter
Solo Tenor
Robert Macfarlane
Costume Designer/The Mask
Alistair Trung
Catherine of Lorraine
Delia Silvan
Prince Ferdinand de Medici
Patrick Meessmann