Lights of Early Music Festival
By Charlotte Stace
The Festival Llums d’Antiga returns to Barcelona for its sixth edition. Organised by L’Auditori, the festival will be held across three historic buildings in Barcelona: the Chapel of Santa Àgata, the Basilica of Santa Maria del Pi, and the Monastery of Sant Pau del Camp.
These three must-see buildings in the city will play host to a total of six classical music concerts from across April and May, featuring some of Barcelona’s most exciting musicians in the field.
The festival will kick off with Albert Recasens’ La Grande Chapelle, while Jordi Savall will explore the art of variation and improvisation in 17th century European chamber music. Le Consort, from soprano Emmanuelle de Negri, will invite the audience to explore the melodies of the French Baroque period and, to close the festival, prestigious countertenor Carlos Mena, accompanied by the Forma Antiqva ensemble, will perform a selection of music written for Farinelli.