Collegium Vocale Gent, Orlandus Lassus: Lagrime di San Pietro

Met Lagrime by San Pietro, Orlandus Lassus built a monumental bridge between past and future. It is as if you are stepping into a diary: 21 miniatures in which every voice is a character, silences vibrate with emotion, and melodies wind through the parts like thoughts that refuse to be pushed away. Philippe Herreweghe and Collegium Vocale Gent know this terrain like no other and let the layering of Lassus’ last composition speak without smoothing out the tension or vulnerability. The result sounds sharp, clear, and lived-in, devoid of sentiment, but oh so intense: every turn carries meaning, every harmony is a moment of connection and insight. Eleven years after they were on our stage with this magnum opus, it is time for that long-awaited ‘encore’. Booking immediately is the message!