The Deadly Sins - Angels and Demons in the works of Claudio Monteverdi

In order to honor the anniversary of Claudio Monteverdi's (1567-1643) the ensemble Cappella Mediterranea and their founder Leonardo García Alarcón were given the special permission, to perform in an outstanding venue, the Chiesetta del Doge at the Palazzo Ducale in Venice for an unique musical project: The first performance of Monteverdi's music in more than 300 years at the Doges chapel, the heart of the old Venetian republic, where Monteverdi was the official court composer.

Based on the theme of "Angels and Demons" the ensemble and Leonardo García Alarcón perform extracts from Monteverdi's opera and madrigal compositions. The half-scenic production featuring baroque music soloists such as Mariana Flores, Francesca Aspromonte, Emiliano Gonzalez Toro and Mathias Vidal is staged by Olivier Lexa, founder and artistic director of the Venetian Centre for Baroque Music. The works, illustrate the contrasts of sins and virtues which are beautifully mirrored in Jacopo Guarana's and Agostino Colonna's frescos in the Chiesetta del Doge. (Unitel Classica)