Patrizio La Placa

Seven promising young artists led by Maestro Francesco Erle and the Baroque Ensemble of the Vicenza in Lirica Festival stage Vivaldi's “The Olympiad.”

This piece is Marcello Filotei’s meditation on Haydn’s "Septem verba Christi in cruce". It is both a transcription of the Austrian composer’s famous work and an original reinterpretation of the final moments of Jesus’ life, which the composer chose to set for an unusual ensemble.