St Matthew Passion
Gulbenkian Choir and Orchestra
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Date
- 19:00 / Cancelled 19:00 / Sold out Wednesday, 19:00
- 20:00 / Cancelled 20:00 / Sold out Thursday, 20:00
Location
Grand Auditorium Calouste Gulbenkian FoundationPricing
- 31,00 € – 70,00 €
Single tickets
Online priority booking (Cartão Gulbenkian Mais): 29 Jun, 10:00
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- Coro Infantil e Juvenil do Instituto Gregoriano de Lisboa
- Conductor
- Ana Vieira Leite Soprano
- Mezzo-Soprano
- Jan Petryka Tenor
- Rodrigo Carreto Tenor
- Baritone
- Hugo Oliveira Baritone
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Gulbenkian Choir
Coro Gulbenkian was founded in 1964 by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation as a full symphonic body of around 100 singers. The choir joins the Orquestra Gulbenkian and other orchestras to perform Classical, Romantic and Contemporary choral-symphonic repertoire, but can also perform a cappella. It has performed – and often premiered – many 20th century works by Portuguese and international composers.
Coro Gulbenkian has been invited to collaborate with major international orchestras, under the direction of conductors such as Claudio Abbado, Colin Davis, John Nelson, Emmanuel Krivine, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Frans Brüggen, Franz Welser-Möst, Gerd Albrecht, Michael Gielen, Michael Tilson Thomas, Rafael Frübeck de Burgos, René Jacobs and Leonard Slatkin, among others.
Besides its regular season of concerts in Lisbon and frequent national tours, Coro Gulbenkian has repeatedly toured Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Macao, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and Uruguay.
Coro Gulbenkian has recorded extensively for Philips, Deutsche Grammophon, Erato, Cascavelle, Musifrance, as well as FNAC-Music, performing a wide range of repertoire, from Early-Renaissance polyphony to Xenakis. Several of these albums received international awards.
Michel Corboz was the Principal Conductor between 1969 and 2019. Jorge Matta and Inês Tavares Lopes are currently the Associate and Assistant conductors, respectively.
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Gulbenkian Orchestra
In 1962, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation decided to establish a permanent orchestral ensemble. Originally with only twelve musicians (strings and continuo) it was named “Orquestra de Câmara Gulbenkian”. This collective was successively enlarged and today the “Orquestra Gulbenkian” (the name it has adopted since 1971) has a permanent body of sixty instrumentalists, a number that can be expanded depending on the repertoire.
This structure allows the Gulbenkian Orchestra to interpret works from the Baroque and Classical periods, a significant part of 19th century orchestral literature and much of the music of the 20th century, including works belonging to the current repertoire of the traditional symphonic orchestras. In each season, the orchestra performs on a regular series of concerts at the Gulbenkian Grand Auditorium in Lisbon, where it has had the opportunity of working together with some of leading names of the world of music (conductors and soloists). It has also performed on numerous locations all over Portugal, in an effort to decentralize music and culture.
The orchestra has been constantly expanding its activities in the international level, performing in Europe, Asia Africa, and the Americas. In the recording field, Orquestra Gulbenkian is associated to labels as Philips, Deutsche Grammophon, Hyperion, Teldec, Erato, Adès, Nimbus, Lyrinx, Naïve and Pentatone, among others, and this activity was recognized with several international prizes.
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Martina Batič
Principal Conductor
Martina Batič is one of the leading choir directors of her generation. As the winner of the renowned Eric Ericson Competition 2006, she is celebrated for her particular versatility in conducting a broad choral repertoire from chamber music to symphony.
Martina Batič has been Principal Conductor of the Chœur de Radio France from 2018-2022. Before that, she held the position of Artistic Director of the Slovenian Philharmonic Choir. From 2004-2009, Martina Batič was Artistic Director of the Choir of the Slovenian National Opera in Ljubljana. In season 2023/24 she is taking the Chief Conductor position of Danish National Vocal Ensemble in Copenhagen.
The Slovenian is a sought-after guest conductor and has been on podium of the RIAS Chamber Choir, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, MDR Rundfunkchor, SWR Vokalensemble, Chorwerk Ruhr, as well as the Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Swedish Radio Choir, Danish National Vocal Ensemble, The Norwegian Soloists' Choir, Suomen Laulu Choir & Finnish Baroque Orchestra, Nederlands Kamerkoor, Netherlands Radio Choir, Flemish Radio Choir, Gulbenkian Choir and others.Future highlights include her return visits to Nederlands Kamerkoor, Netherlands Radio Choir, Gulbenkian Orchestra & Choir and engagements with Flemish Radio Choir, SWR Vokalensemble, Coro Casa da Musica Porto, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Helsinki Chamber Choir, Bachchor Salzburg among others.
Martina Batič has conducted A cappella concerts at festivals such as Baltic Sea Stockholm, Ultima Oslo, Choregies d’Orange, Montpellier, Saint-Denis and Présences Paris. In 2018 she conducted the Swedish Radio Choir & Eric Ericson Chamber Choir in a gala concert on the occasion of Eric Ericson's 100th birthday.
Martina Batič obtained her Bachelor of Music from the Music Academy of the University of Ljubljana in 2002. She continued her studies at the University of Music and Theater in Munich in the class of Prof. Michael Gläser, where she completed her master's degree in choral conducting with distinction in 2004. She attended master classes across Europe and worked with renowned choral conductors such as Eric Ericson.
In 2019 Martina Batič received the Slovenian national prize “Prešeren Fund Awards” for her artistic achievements in the field of choral conducting. -
Marie-George Monet
Mezzo-Soprano
After she completed a Bachelor in Musicology at the University François Rabelais in Tours (France), Marie George Monet was admitted to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London in David Pollard’s singing class. Her interest for chamber music led her to sing on regular basis with chamber ensembles such as Accentus, Musicatreize, Les Jeunes Solistes, De Caelis. As a soloist, she regularly performs in baroque oratorio repertoire. Lately she regularly collaborates with Les Traversées Baroques conducted by Etienne Meyer at the Opera de Dijon.
She also sings under the baton of conductors such as Christian Curnyn, Sylvain Cambreling, Christian Zacharias, Laurence Equilbey, Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Barbara Hannigan…
Her repertoire includes stage performances such as Messaggiera in Monteverdi’s Orfeo, Arnalta in Monterverdi’s The Coronation of Poppea, Third Lady in Mozart’s The Magic Flute, The Witch in Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel, The Divine Justice in Falvetti’s Il Diluvio Universale.Her interest in contemporary music led her to perform world premieres as alto solo in Yvonne, Princesse de Bourgogne by Philippe Boesmans (Opéra de Paris and Vienna), The Fairy in Slutchaï by Oscar Strasnoy (Opéra de Bordeaux), Atuat in Babel after the war by Xavier Dayer (Vevey’s Theater), The Lawyer in La Digitale by Juan-Pablo Carreño (Teatro Colon de Bogota).
She recorded several songs cycles by Frédéric Pattar, Félix Ibbarrondo and François-Bernard Mâche.She sings in many festivals such as Présences (Paris), Aix en Provence, La Chaise Dieu, Agape (Switzerland), Cuenca (Spain), Varazdin (Croatia), Tenso (Oslo), Mid Europe Early Music Festival (Poland), French May (Hong Kong), Salzburg Festspiele (Austria)…
Her recent performances include her in Grisey Chants de l’amour (Bibliothèque Nationale de France), Mozart Requiem (tour with Orchestre Les Siècles), Stravinsky Les Noces (Lionel Sow, Radio France).
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Mark Diamond
Baritone
American lyric baritone Mark Diamond is delighted to make his Portuguese debut with Orchestra and Coro Gulbenkian. This season, his dynamic artistry will be featured with Dallas Winds, Mercury Chamber Orchestra, Austin Opera, and other distinguished ensembles.
A versatile performer, Mr. Diamond brings a compelling presence to a wide spectrum of operatic roles, concert works, and recital repertoire. His career highlights include leading roles with Houston Grand Opera, Seattle Opera, Opéra de Limoges, Théâtre de Caen, Opéra de Reims, and appearances with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Glimmerglass Festival, and Seoul Philharmonic, among others.
Mr. Diamond was honored with the Houston Grand Opera Concert of Arias award and subsequently joined the prestigious HGO Studio. His journey as an artist led him to discover a deep passion for teaching, culminating in advanced degrees from Rice University and the University of Houston.
Today, Dr. Diamond proudly contributes to the rich vocal tradition of Texas as a member of the voice faculty at Baylor University, while continuing to perform on some of the world’s most celebrated stages.
Johann Sebastian Bach
First performed on Good Friday in 1727, the St Matthew Passion is a monumental work by J. S. Bach that today occupies a supreme place within the great choral repertoire. Working from a libretto by Picander (Christian Friedrich Henrici), his collaborator on many cantatas, Bach follows in this monumental composition the final days in the life of Jesus Christ, intertwining the narrative from the Gospel according to St Matthew with Picander’s poetry. Three hundred years after its premiere, this overwhelming work will once again be conducted by Martina Batič.
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