From baroque cantatas to tarantellas, the magic of a candlelight Christmas

Dans la Naples baroque, le temps de Noël est l’occasion de festivités musicales intenses. Chants traditionnels, tarentelles et airs d’inspiration lyrique se mélangent dans un syncrétisme artistique surprenant.

A highlight of the religious calendar, Christmas was also a moment for Neapolitans to express their own personal brand of heathenism with aplomb. Their love of theatrical renditions of the Christmas story, the mystery of the nativity, and opera mixed together, expressing both Christian devotion and an irrepressible desire to dance and celebrate.

With a program of baroque arias and concertos, Christmas carols, and tarantellas, we invite listeners to join us for an exceptional candlelit evening of musical merrymaking, Neapolitan-style.