Incantare presents Renaissance music influenced by the life and art of Venetian painter Jacopo Tintoretto. This visually and aurally sumptuous program explores music by Italian composers from the Venetian School, pairing musical works by Andrea Gabrieli, Gioseffo Zarlino, Nicola Vicentino, Leonora Orsina, Madalena Casulana, and others with visual art by Tintoretto and other Venetian artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Bellini. Lush Italian madrigals and motets balance improvisatory solos, dances, and canzonas that mirror the richly-hued textures of the paintings.

Il Furioso contains spoken narration in the form of a fictional sixteenth-century dialogo—a scripted pedagogical discourse in the style of Socrates—between Tintoretto and his daughter, the artist and musician Marietta Robusti. Through Robusti’s questions and her father’s answers, the audience learns about the music, imagery, and life as an artist and musician in Renaissance Venice.

Past Performances
The Baroque Room, Saint Paul, MN (2023)

Upcoming Performances
Ganz Hall, Chicago, with The Newberry Consort (2024)
Hyde Park Union Church, Chicago, with The Newberry Consort (2024)
Saint Luke’s Church, Evanston, with The Newberry Consort (2024)