Triumph! Yes, I know that I have used this word for my first blog and it goes so perfectly with the backing story but I have come to a decision that this title would have probably gone much better with my second blog about my trip to Lisbon. What an amazing time singing with the best of the best in baroque music. It makes the whole world of difference! It feels as though you are the steering wheel of a top of the range Jaguar! This is how I would describe Divino Sospiro and its wonderfully talented conductor Massimo Mazzeo or should I say Maestro Mazzeo!?
I left my house on the crack of dawn to the airport and got to Lisbon at noon. Even though I was uber tired I couldn’t take a siesta nap. Massimo and his wonderful concertino Iskerena came to greet me at my hotel than we dashed off to a 3 hour rehearsal at the Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa. Even though I was pretty shattered, we had a wonderful rehearsal as the energy between Massimo, the group and I bonded so well. All the musicians in the group were all fantastic at what they do and that’s why they play for such wonderful baroque groups such as Il Giardino Armonico and etc.
When I got to my room I took a shower and crashed but then woke up energetic and was ready for our second rehearsal at CCB. I think we all could tell that we all were much rested and the rehearsal went smoothly which made us pretty much confident for our concert the next day. While I was singing my pieces, a sweet girl kept on smiling at me from the viola section and I kept on smiling back at her. I totally didn’t recognise her until she came up and reminded herself to me as we had met recently in London. Musician’s world is small after all and it’s also a great feeling when you do see someone that you already know. It makes you feel at home, for some strange reason!
Come Sunday I was well ready to enjoy this performance. Had a quick breakfast where I saw many other friends of mine from the London music scene at my hotel than rushed off for our rehearsal at the grand auditorium. Even though it was 1500 seat concert hall the sound was projecting well and it felt easy to sing. We kicked off with DS playing some wonderful Muffat than I entered with a Bononcini cantata titled ‘Care luci del mio bene’ where the audience gave a strong ovation at the end of it resulting on a few in and out’s with Massimo. Than Pietro Prosser a stunning lute player took stage with a Vivaldi piece, while I waited back stage to get in with a dramatic ‘Scherza infida’ from Handel’s Ariodante. After this piece people really started to get engaged and clapping grew stronger. Than when we performed ‘Sento in seno’ the audience went wild resulting in us performing an encore ‘Nel profondo, cieco mondo’ where we received standing ovations and bravissimo’s...
This concert was definitely the highlight of this year’s performances so far! Absolutely stunning group with an ultra talented maestro, what else could a singer want!? Really can’t wait for our next collaboration!
I left my house on the crack of dawn to the airport and got to Lisbon at noon. Even though I was uber tired I couldn’t take a siesta nap. Massimo and his wonderful concertino Iskerena came to greet me at my hotel than we dashed off to a 3 hour rehearsal at the Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa. Even though I was pretty shattered, we had a wonderful rehearsal as the energy between Massimo, the group and I bonded so well. All the musicians in the group were all fantastic at what they do and that’s why they play for such wonderful baroque groups such as Il Giardino Armonico and etc.
When I got to my room I took a shower and crashed but then woke up energetic and was ready for our second rehearsal at CCB. I think we all could tell that we all were much rested and the rehearsal went smoothly which made us pretty much confident for our concert the next day. While I was singing my pieces, a sweet girl kept on smiling at me from the viola section and I kept on smiling back at her. I totally didn’t recognise her until she came up and reminded herself to me as we had met recently in London. Musician’s world is small after all and it’s also a great feeling when you do see someone that you already know. It makes you feel at home, for some strange reason!
Come Sunday I was well ready to enjoy this performance. Had a quick breakfast where I saw many other friends of mine from the London music scene at my hotel than rushed off for our rehearsal at the grand auditorium. Even though it was 1500 seat concert hall the sound was projecting well and it felt easy to sing. We kicked off with DS playing some wonderful Muffat than I entered with a Bononcini cantata titled ‘Care luci del mio bene’ where the audience gave a strong ovation at the end of it resulting on a few in and out’s with Massimo. Than Pietro Prosser a stunning lute player took stage with a Vivaldi piece, while I waited back stage to get in with a dramatic ‘Scherza infida’ from Handel’s Ariodante. After this piece people really started to get engaged and clapping grew stronger. Than when we performed ‘Sento in seno’ the audience went wild resulting in us performing an encore ‘Nel profondo, cieco mondo’ where we received standing ovations and bravissimo’s...
This concert was definitely the highlight of this year’s performances so far! Absolutely stunning group with an ultra talented maestro, what else could a singer want!? Really can’t wait for our next collaboration!
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