The Rare Theatricall is a young London-based vocal and instrumental ensemble, specialising in the music of Henry Purcell and his contemporaries.
Since the group's debut in February 2008, they have attracted considerable attention for the exuberance, musical detail and historical awareness of their approach, and for their commitment to England's seventeenth century musical heritage. Bringing together some of the brightest players and singers now emerging in the European early music scene, The Rare Theatricall currently holds a Leverhulme Junior Chamber Music Fellowship at London's Royal Academy of Music, where they have so far performed music from William Lawes to Monteverdi, and from John Jenkins to Schmelzer; they are currently engaged on a series of concerts to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the birth of Henry Purcell, culminating in September 2009 with a staged programme of ballet music by Purcell, Locke and Lully.
The musicians of The Rare Theatricall are fascinated by the relationships between music and text, instruments and voices, and music and dance; while focussing on the glorious array of music from seventeenth century England, they hope to bring their unique sound and awareness to music from across Europe during the early Baroque era.
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The Rare Theatricall
60 Westfields Avenue
Barnes
London SW13 0AU
info ('at') theraretheatricall ('dot') com
Our next performance will be
on April 12th and 13th, 2010,
in the magical venue of The
Crypt on the Green, Clerkenwell.
In our most ambitious project to
date, The Rare Theatricall brings
to life music from Locke's The Tempest, Blow's Venus and Adonis and Purcell's Fairy Queen, with animation, puppetry, and dance.
For more information, please
click here
Dario Castello
sonata duodecima
libro primo, Venezia 1629
design : Richard Sweeney