Kammerorchester Basel

This concert is affected by restrictions related to the corona pandemic. We will contact any customers with further information.

Frequently asked questions and updated information about our activities

***

Castrato voices were popular in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the golden era of Italian opera. Italian music made a significant impression on Mozart, who composed several operas in Italian with roles for castrato voices. There are no longer any castrato singers today, and roles intended for them are usually sung by women.

But here, we will get to hear the unparalleled countertenor Franco Fagioli in several Mozart arias and recitatives, including the beautiful and masterful Exsultate, jubilate. It would be difficult to come closer than this to the genuine vocal sound of a castrato. 

Between the Mozart arias, Kammerorchester Basel performs instrumental music by German-Swedish composer Joseph Martin Kraus, often referred to as the Mozart of Sweden. The two were born the same year and it is even possible that they met in Vienna, where they were both simultaneously active for a period of time.

The famed, award-winning Kammerorchester Basel’s concerts attempt to replicate the original and in many cases forgotten performance practise.

***

Booking information

Konserthuset Stockholm temporarily introduces special seating plans for concerts. This is to ensure that we follow current regulations with a distance of at least one meter between all visitors in the hall. To create the greatest possible capacity and predictability, we only sell single seats, every other chair, both sideways and in depth. This means that if you go to the concert with a friend or a group, there will be an empty chair between you.