Hardly any other Baroque opera has recently gained as much popularity as »Dido and Aeneas« (1689). This entertaining and deeply moving work was penned by the congenial English composer Henry Purcell. The tear-jerking lament »When I am laid« has become famous – the climax of a tragic love affair between the Carthaginian princess Dido and the Trojan prince Aeneas. But a magical world, cunning witches and a hunting society also invite you to enjoy listening and smiling.

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Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg / decorated company Berlin / Antonius Adamske

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

The Baroque Festival in the DomQuartier is back! The highlight is the concert performance of L'Orfeo in the Carabinieri Hall—the original venue for the first opera performance outside Italy (1614)—and thus the perfect setting for the long-awaited new edition of the Baroque Festival. Between the two parts of the opera, you can expect baroque dance, a banquet, fine dining, historical parlor games, madrigals from the time of Markus Sittikus, as well as selected promenade concerts and musical rarities. The Lautten Compagney Berlin, the Collegium Vocale Salzburg, and the Monteverdichor Hamburg, under the direction of Antonius Adamske, bring Monteverdi's masterpiece to life at this historic venue.

Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo - Favola in musica. Baroque Festival in the Cathedral Quarter. Intermezzo with numerous walking concerts

DomQuartier Salzburg

After the overwhelming success of Claudio Monteverdi’s »L’Orfeo« in the spring of 2023 at Dresden‘s Semper Opera, Rolando Villazón, Wolfgang Katschner and the lautten compagney BERLIN have put together another concert program. This revolves around the inner world of a modern person travelling to the center of their own soul – with all the emotional ups and downs that define our human existence.

Lautten Compagney

Nov 1, 2025

Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg / decorated company Berlin / Antonius Adamske

Oct 25, 2025

Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo - Favola in musica. Baroque Festival in the Cathedral Quarter. Intermezzo with numerous walking concerts

Lautten Compagney