Musica Antica Rotherhithe
Twilight Baroque
Madrigals and a Divertissement in London's Oldest Botanic Garden
Milly Atkinson (soprano) Camilla Seale (mezzo soprano), Tristram Cooke (countertenor), Oliver Doyle (tenor), Joachim Sabbat (bass), Andrew Taheny (violin), May Robertson (violin), Matthew Farrell (viola da gamba), Kristiina Watt (theorbo)

Bring a picnic blanket, relax, and enjoy a Sunday summer’s evening in one London’s most beautiful and historic gardens as part of our Summer Garden Late series.
Musica Antica will perform music for five voices by Claudio Monteverdi and Luca Marenzio, instrumental music for theorbo and viola da gamba, and Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s short pastoral comedy Amor Vince Ogni Cosa – Love Conquers All.
Sun, 28 July 2024
Chelsea Physic Garden
7:00pm
£20
Full Event Details
Enter the city’s oldest botanical garden after hours for an enchanting evening of Italian and French music from the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries performed by singers and historical instrument specialists from London-based early music ensemble Musica Antica Rotherhithe.
Bring a picnic blanket, relax, and enjoy a Sunday summer’s evening in one London’s most beautiful and historic gardens as part of our Summer Garden Late series.
Musica Antica will perform music for five voices by Claudio Monteverdi and Luca Marenzio, instrumental music for theorbo and viola da gamba, and Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s short pastoral comedy Amor Vince Ogni Cosa – Love Conquers All.
Venue Details & Map
Location
Chelsea Physic Garden
66 Royal Hospital Road, London, SW3 4HS
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