L'Arpeggiata

The Three Countertenors

202612. L'Arpeggiata - The Three Countertenors Christina Pluhar©Michal Novak 2023 Klein
202612. L'Arpeggiata - The Three Countertenors Christina Pluhar©Michal Novak 2023 Klein
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About this concert

This programme continues a thirty-year tradition, inspired by the legendary 1995 recording Les Trois contre-ténors featuring Pascal Bertin, Andreas Scholl, and Dominique Visse. Their idea originated as a playful nod to the global phenomenon The Three Tenors – José Carreras, Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti—who managed to fill stadiums around the world in the 1990s. 

With L’Arpeggiata, the concept – three exceptional voices meeting on stage in an atmosphere of virtuosity, flair, and friendly rivalry – takes on an extra dimension. It becomes a captivating journey through the beauty of the voice, featuring opera arias and cantatas originally sung by castrati in the 17th century. Historical manuscripts from across Europe speak of soprano and alto castrati and demonstrate the unprecedented extent of their vocal range. 

Castrati were once among the greatest stars of music history and dominated Europe’s opera stages. They portrayed heroes, lovers, and even female roles. Intrigues, disguises, and the play with gender roles made these works irresistible to the audience of the time – as is still the case today. The castrati have disappeared, but their artistic legacy can be traced in the scores of Monteverdi, Cavalli, Rossi, Cesti, and Ziani. 

Programme

  • Claudio Monteverdi / arr. Christina Pluhar

    Toccata
    (from: L’Orfeo, 1607)

    1567-1643
  • Claudio Monteverdi / arr. Christina Pluhar

    Dal mio Permesso amato
    (from: L’Orfeo)

  • Francesco Cavalli / arr. Christina Pluhar

    Sinfonia - Alme pure e volanti
    (from: La Calisto, 1651)

    1602-1676
  • Luigi Rossi

    Dopo lungo penare

    1597/98-1653
  • Francesco Cavalli / arr. Christina Pluhar

    Erme e solinghe crine – Lucidissima face
    (from: La Calisto)

  • Pietro Andrea Ziani / Carlo Pallavicino / arr. Christina Pluhar

    Dormite, o pupille
    (from: Il Nerone, 1668)

    1616-1684 / c1630-1688
  • Tarquinio Merula / arr. Christina Pluhar

    Ballo detto il Pollicio
    (from: Canzoni, libro III, Venezia 1637)

    1594/95-1665
  • Antonio Cesti

    Corri pur a tua voglia
    (from: L’Argia, 1655)

    1626-1669
  • Francesco Cavalli / arr. Christina Pluhar

    Ninfa bella
    (from: La Calisto)

  • Antonio Cesti

    Sinfonia avanti al atto 3°
    (from: L’Argia, 1655)

    Disserratevi, abissi
    (from: L’Argia)

  • Pietro Antonio Giramo

    Chi vidde piu lieto

    fl. 1619-after 1630
  • Antonio Bertali / arr. Christina Pluhar & Doron Sherwin

    Sonata à 6 d-min
    (from: Ludwig Partiturbuch)

    1605-1669
  • Francesco Lucio

    Tormento severo
    (from: Il Medoro, 1658)

    c1628-1658
  • Francesco Cavalli / arr. Christina Pluhar

    Che citta
    (from: L’Ormindo, 1644)

  • Antonio Cesti / arr. Christina Pluhar

    Sinfonia avanti al Prologo
    (from: L’Argia)

    Discioglietevi pure
    (from: L’Argia)

  • Francesco Cavalli / arr. Christina Pluhar

    Cor mio
    (from: La Calisto)

  • Giovanni Felice Sances / arr. Christina Pluhar

    Presso l’onde tranquillo

    c1600-1679
  • Luigi Rossi

    Fantaisie Les pleurs d'Orphée aÿant perdu sa femme
    (from: L’Orfeo, 1647)

  • Antonio Sartorio / arr. Christina Pluhar

    Rendetemi Euridice
    (from: L’Orfeo, 1672)

    1630-1680
  • Luigi Rossi

    Lasciate averno
    (from: L’Orfeo)

  • Alessandro Scarlatti

    Dormi, o fulmine di guerra
    (from: La Giuditta, 1697)

    Programme subject to change

    1660-1725

Musicians

  • Valer Sabadus countertenor
  • Arnaud Gluck countertenor
  • Alois Mühlbacher countertenor
  • Doron Sherwin cornetto
  • Kinga Ujszaszi, Margherita Pupulin, Franciscka Hajdu violin
  • Ania Nowak viola
  • Diana Vinagre cello
  • Leonardo Teruggi double bass
  • Josep Maria Martí Durán theorbo, baroque guitar
  • Francesco Turrisi, Dani Espasa harpsichord, organ
  • David Mayoral percussion
  • Christina Pluhar musical direction, theorbo

About the performers

For each project with L’Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar brings together a group of exceptional, often young, musicians. Since its foundation in 2000, the ensemble’s concerts and recordings have been warmly received by press and public alike. L’Arpeggiata often brings less familiar repertoire back into the limelight, focusing on French, Italian and Neapolitan music from the 17th century, in which improvisation plays a major role. L’Arpeggiata appears at all the major festivals in Europe and is a very welcome guest in Utrecht. 

Christina Pluhar studied classical guitar, lute and harp in Basel, The Hague and Milan, where she studied with Paul O’Dette, Andrew Lawrence King and Jesper Christensen. She began her career in the basso continuo group of ensembles such as La Fenice, Hespèrion XXI, Les Musiciens du Louvre and Cantus Cölln. Shefounded and now directs her own ensemble L’Arpeggiata.

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