Music Before 1800: Sequentia

Music Before 1800: Sequentia

When

January 12, 2025
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm  EST

Where

Corpus Christi Church
529 West 121st Street
New York, NY 10027
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Event Type

Concerts

Posted by

Music Before 1800, Inc.
$5–60

The twelfth century German knight and poet, Hartmann von Aue, relates an astonishing tale of victory over despair. Sequentia performs this premiere reconstruction about a man tossed about by fortune, and unaware of his incestuous origins, who returns from near death to become a great holy man.

Hartmann’s ancient tale reaches far into the past, echoing the presence of Oedipus in its darkest moments. At its most inspiring, it is a tale of limitless possibility and inextinguishable hope.

Sung in medieval German verse, with video titles in English.

‘Bagby led the ensemble and audience on an inner journey toward the mysteries of humanity’s relationship with the infinite’
Boston Globe

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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