Graindelavoix
In 1902, a scratchy recording captured something that actually shouldn't be heard anymore: the voice of Alessandro Moreschi, the last castrato. No deep fake or echo, but flesh and breath – too close for comfort.
Graindelavoix starts from that unease and explores the great vocal secret of early music. Polyphony from the Sistine Chapel, Byzantine fragments, and Mediterranean sound rituals trigger a sensory trip into a hidden past. For what if the voice we long for simultaneously repels us? What if the past comes too close and refuses to disappear again? Becoming Moreschi is not a concert, but a confrontation with the strange body of the voice, with history that continues to haunt, and with music that clings to the skin like cold sweat after waking up.
With an introduction by Annelies Andries (19:15 hrs, in Dutch) and a Q&A session (after the concert, in English), both taking place in the Fentener van Vlissingen Foyer (limited capacity)
Also live on www.emtv.online.
Programme
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The programme will be announced soon.
Musicians
- Teodora Tommasi, Florencia Menconi, Flor Paichard soprano
- Andrew Hallock, Razek François Bitar altus
- André Pérez Muiño, Albert Riera, Marius Peterson tenor
- Tomàs Maxé baritone
- Arnout Malfliet bass
- Björn Schmelzer musical direction
- Dominik Boiy sound design & manipulation
- Margarida Garcia, Björn Schmelzer concept & dramaturgy
