MUSICA POETICA

is made up of musicians from all over the world who specialise in early music. They share a passion for music and an insatiable curiosity about performance practices of the past. An understanding of the inseparable link between music, poetry, theatre and dance, as revealed in historical sources, has inspired the ensemble to collaborate with historically informed actors and dancers. This work has led to remarkable productions such as the first fully historically reconstructed performances of Georg Benda’s Ariadne, Bach’s Coffee Cantata and the stylistically convincing completion of J.S. Bach’s St Mark Passion, which was only partially preserved.

The audience’s reactions during and after the live performances, as well as the many highly positive reviews of Musica Poetica’s work, are a reward for the musicians’ tireless efforts.

In 2015, MUSICA POETICA launched its own concert series at the Royal Theatre in The Hague, where the ensemble has been presenting the results of its research for more than ten years, delighting audiences with expressive and enchanting performances.

The size of the ensemble is flexible and depends on the programme in question. The ensemble performs both as a chamber ensemble and as an orchestra with choir.

The musicians’ concert programme to date has included concerts and live radio broadcasts in Germany, France, Spain, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands. Musica Poetica has performed regularly at festivals and concerts throughout Europe, including the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, the Festival Mitte Europa, the International Buxtehude Festival in Lübeck, Itinéraire Baroque and the Holland Festival Oude Muziek.

The ensemble has also participated in theatre productions by O.T. Opera Rotterdam, the Utrechtse Spelen and the Opéra Mosset in France.

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