Vibrant Venice Lotte Bovi & lOra Blù

• Nicola Porpora (1686 - 1768): Salve regina in F major:
• 1Porpora: Salve regina in F major: I. Salve regina04:00
• 2Porpora: Salve regina in F major: II. Ad te clamamus02:05
• 3Porpora: Salve regina in F major: III. Ad te suspiramus02:12
• 4Porpora: Salve regina in F major: IV. Eia ergo01:18
• 5Porpora: Salve regina in F major: V. Illos tuos misericordes02:54
• 6Porpora: Salve regina in F major: VI. O clemens02:28
• Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741): La verità in cimento, RV 739:
• 7Vivaldi: La verità in cimento, RV 739: Sinfonia01:59
• 8Vivaldi: La verità in cimento, RV 739: Solo quella guancia bella02:57
• L'Olimpiade, RV 725:
• 9Vivaldi: L'Olimpiade, RV 725: Mentre dormi amor fomenti07:02
• Juditha Triumphans, RV 644:
• 10Vivaldi: Juditha Triumphans, RV 644: Armatae face et anguibus03:27
• Giustino, RV 717:
• 11Vivaldi: Giustino, RV 717: Vedrò con mio diletto04:57
• Niccolò Jommelli (1714 - 1774): La betulia liberate:
• 12Jommelli: La betulia liberate: Prigionier che fa ritorno08:45
• Total Runtime44:04

Info for Vibrant Venice

Venice, during the time of Vivaldi, Jommelli, and Porpora, was a city pulsating with musicality: everyone made music, lived from opera to opera, the baker delivered his bread singing, people spontaneously sang songs on the streets. In short, Venice was a bustling city, vibrating with the most beautiful tones and harmonies, produced by its residents and composers.

The three composers on this CD have one thing in common: they all worked at two of the 4 orphanages that Venice was rich in, the Ospedaledella Pieta and the Ospedale degli Incurabili. In the 18th century, orphaned children were placed in orphanages that also guaranteed a solid musical education.

Vivaldi taught violin and later worked as a composer at the Ospedale della Pieta, Porpora and Jommelli were both associated with the Ospedale degli Incurabili. They wrote numerous works for these young students. The Ospedale della pieta was a orphanage specifically for girls. The girls from this Ospedale became world-famous, and people came from all over Europe to Venice to witness the singing angels behind bars, whose faces were invisible.

These composers must be seen against the backdrop of the ever-moving Venice. The composers contributed significantly to the city enveloped in sounds, where carnival was celebrated for 6 months a year.

Lotte Bovi and the l’Ora Blu Orchestra have tried to capture this dynamism in a very personal performance. With this album, they attempt to make the heartbeat of the vibrant Venice of yesteryear resonate. The free republic of Venice where, alongside life, the fine arts were celebrated, where people partied, made music, loved, sang, and gambled, but at the same time, worked incredibly hard. In short, a Vibrant Venice.

Lotte Bovi, mezzo-soprano
l'Ora Blu:
Barbara Erdner, violin
Alexandre Turmel, violin
Isidro Albarreal Delgado, viola
Diederik van Dijk, cello
Alon Portal, double bass
Harjo Neutkens, lute, baroque guitar
Federico Guevas Ruiz, horn

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Booklet for Vibrant Venice