Vache Baroque: Rossi400 “The Songs of Solomon”

Join us for a breathtaking concert celebrating the works of 17th-century Jewish-Italian composer Salomone Rossi. This event is part of our Synagogue Nights season. This intimate performance will feature both sacred and secular vocal pieces by Rossi and his contemporaries from across Europe. Joyful prayers, lamenting solo songs, and passionate madrigals sung in Hebrew, Italian, Latin, and English will paint the musical landscape within which Rossi lived and worked. Five talented Vache Baroque singers, accompanied by the enchanting sounds of the chitarrone (a medieval lute with an extended neck), will bring these pieces to life. Rossi?s works will be thoughtfully paired with compositions by other masters like Monteverdi, Campion, and Mendelssohn, offering a fascinating glimpse into the musical world he inhabited. Betty Makharinsky soprano Clara Kanter mezzo-soprano Jonathan Darbourne countertenor, MD Bradley Smith tenor Tristan Hambleton bass-baritone Kristiina Watt chitarrone ABOUT THE ARTISTS Vache Baroque is a group of professional musicians intent on connecting a younger, more diverse range of people to the power of high-quality Baroque-era music and drama. From fully staged operas to children?s shows, youth residencies and community outreach, Vache Baroque creates dynamic, interactive, and impactful experiences for all to enjoy and participate in. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW The age guidance for this performance is 14+. The performance will be 60 minutes long. There will be no intervals. Doors to the museum will be open from 6pm for the performance to start at 7pm. Cafe will be selling hot food and drinks before the event. Please note that food and drinks can?t be taken into the synagogue, so please allow enough time before the performance. We don?t have a cloak room and are unable to store bags and we would advise not bringing large bags with you when you visit. ACCESS Our new building includes step free access to the entrance via a ramp, a lift to the first floor, level access throughout the ground floor and accessible gender neutral toilets. Click HERE for more access information. If you have any additional needs please email tickets@manchesterjewishmuseum.com in advance so we can best support. GETTING HERE We are just a 15 minute walk from Victoria Station and Manchester?s Green Quarter. Both the 41 and 135 buses stop on Cheetham Hill Road within 100m from the museum?s entrance at the Elizabeth Street and Derby Street stops. We encourage you to use public transport or other sustainable transport methods when travelling to the museum. Click HERE for more information on getting here.