Long-term Projects
Musica Imperialis
Viennese Baroque music performed on the aristocratic courts of the former Habsburg Monarchy
A new opera project of the Hofmusici ensemble. Its main goal are performances of compositions by Viennese baroque composers in various Czech and Moravian castles. It joins together artistic (performance of artistically valuable pieces), scientific (modern premieres of unknown compositions) and educational aims (propagation of national culture). As a part of the project following pieces have been performed:
- A. Caldara: Il Natale d'Augusto (2003 - modern world premiere);
Mnichovo Hradiště (Baroque Festival).
- J. J. Fux: Trionfo della Fede (2004 - Czech premiere);
Opava (the celebration of the 800th Anniversary of the Arrival of the Order of German Knights to Moravia).
- J. J. Fux: Giunone Placata (2005 - modern world premiere);
Český Krumlov (International conference The World of the Baroque Theatre).
- A. Caldara: Ghirlanda di Fiori (2005 - modern world premiere);
Vranov nad Dyjí (Festival Vranov Music Summer), Olomouc (Festival Baroque 2005), Cesky Krumlov (Theatre festival Miraculum).
Antonio Caldara 2006
In the year 2006 we celebrate the 270th anniversary of Antonio Caldara’s death, who was the vice-maestro di capella in the Emperor’s court in Vienna and one of the most important European baroque composers. The ensemble Hofmusici prepares several premieres of his compositions that are connected with the Czech music history.
- A. Caldara: Scipione Africano il Maggiore (2006 - modern world premiere);
Cesky Krumlov (Conference The World of the Baroque Theatre, Festival Miraculum), Fertöd-Esterhaza (Ungary), Vranov nad Dyji (Festival Vranov Music Summer), Kuks (Festival Theatrum).
- A. Caldara: Oratorio di San Giovanni Nepomuceno (2006 - Czech premiere);
Kunin, Olomouc (Festival Baroque 2006), Nepomuk.
Master Pieces of the Baroque Opera - G. F. Händel and his contemporaries
The project was realised in the years 1996-2004 in cooperation with the Czech Händel Society. Within this project following works were performed:
- G. F. Händel: Rodrigo (1996 – Czech premiere);
Jaroměřice nad Rokytnou (Festival Míča’s Musical Summer), Dobříš.
- G. F. Händel: Lucio Cornelio Silla (1996 – Czech premiere);
Dobříš.
- Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (1997);
Litomyšl, Castle Theatre (Festival Smetana’s Litomyšl).
- G. F. Händel: Il Pastor fido/first version (1997 – Czech premiere);
Český Krumlov (Festival of the Ancient Music), German Embassy in Prague, Telč, Jaroměřice nad Rokytnou (Festival Míča’s Musical Summer).
- G. F. Händel: Imeneo (1998);
Dobříš, Prague castle (Festival Prague Spring), Moravský Beroun, Kroměříž.
- G. F. Händel: Flavio, Re de’ Longobardi (1999 – Czech premiere);
Dobříš, Český Krumlov, Náměšť nad Oslavou.
- Pietro Paolo Bencini (1670-1755): Il Sacrifitio d’Abramo (1999 –modern world premiere);
Náchod, Děčín, castle theatre in Mnichovo Hradiště, Frauenkirche (Nürnberg/ Germany).
- Benedetto Marcello: La Giuditta (2000 – modern world premiere);
Český Krumlov.
- Antonio Vivaldi: Orlando finto pazzo (2000 – modern world premiere);
Mnichovo Hradiště, Český Krumlov, Scuola Grande di San Rocco, Venetia/Italy (Feste Musicali per San Rocco).
- Alessandro Scarlatti: L’Amor Generoso (2002 – modern world premiere);
Brno, Pardubice, Mnichovo Hradiště, Český Krumlov (international conference „The World of the Baroque Theatre“)
- Alessandro Scarlatti: Despina e Niso (2002 – modern world premiere);
Kuks (Festival Theatrum).
- G. F. Händel: Sosarme, Re di Media (2003, 2004 – Czech premiere);
Mnichovo Hradiště, Český Krumlov (international conference „The World of the Baroque Theatre“), castle Gottesaue, Karlsruhe/Germany, Göttingen/Germany (Internationale Händel-Festspiele).
