Between Myth and Reality

What do Ovid and Shakespeare have in common? They are both masters of storytelling, blending dream and reality. Ovid’s Metamorphoses and Shakespeare’s dramas are rich in magical elements where human passion meets divine intervention. The question of where myth begins and reality ends becomes a musical riddle that leads us into the depths of the human spirit. Just as Ovid and Shakespeare capture the essence of human experiences in their works, Baroque music reveals a profound connection between myth and reality. In both realms, it is the human imagination that challenges the limits of understanding and transports us to a world of endless possibilities.

With music from ancient Greece and works by Georg Philipp Telemann, Henry Purcell, François Couperin, and others.