The sound of the past
Opera omnia is a
vocal and instrumental group specialized in music performance with
historical criteria. They play original instruments with the most
appropriate techniques to play ancient music.
Opera omnia
was founded in Madrid in
2004. Rodrigo Guerrero
is its musical director and
principal conductor from 2005. The contacts between specialized ancient
music musicians have permitted that new collaborators joined to do new
projects.
Opera omnia is a
flexible group able to approach a diversity of programs from works for a
small ensemble till large works for soloists, choir and orchestra. The
Opera omnia repertory is based in European music from 17th and 18th Century
with special attention to the unknown Spanish music from that period.
Following some of the highlighted concerts:
- Ciclo “Musica en los Monumentos”
organized by Junta de Andalucía (2005). Concert in
Perpetuo Socorro church of Granada. Works by Buxtehude and Monteverdi.
- Ciclo “Los veranos de la Villa” organized
by Ayuntamiento de Madrid (2005). Concert in Templo
de Debod. Works by Vivaldi, Telemann, Buxtehude and Monteverdi.
- Concerts in Barcelona and Ciudad Real
organized by CAJA MADRID (2005). Works from European music
of 17th and 18th Century.
-
Concert
in the Santo Domingo de la Calzada Cathedral (August 2006).
Premiere of the program De su historia admirable cantan prodigios, with
unknown works by Diego Pérez de Camino, chapel master of this Cathedral in
18th Century.
- Concert in Santa Maria parish in Tauste (Zaragoza,
2006). Works by Monteverdi.
- Concert in San Jorge Monastery in Tauste
(Zaragoza, 2006).
De su historia admirable cantan prodigios program.
- CD Recording with the program De su
historia admirable cantan prodigios. It was launched in August 2007.
-
Ciclo “Nits a la Fresca” organized by Ayuntamiento de
Andratx (Madrid).Concert in Son Mas Castle of Andratx in August
2007. Fiesta Barroca en la España del siglo XVIII with unknown works of Juan
Francés de Iribarren (1699-1767) chapel master of Malaga Cathedral.
- Concert
in FEX of Granada. Fiesta Barroca en la España
del siglo XVIII. (July, 2008).
-Concert
in FEX of Granada. Music at the time of the
expulsion of Spanish Moriscos (July, 2009).
