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Salve Susato
Utopia
From Tue 25 Mar 2025 12:00
Utopia and Jan Van Outryve (photo Tim de Backer)

Salve Susato

Utopia
Sat 16 May 2026 20:15 - 22:00
Sat 16 May 2026
20:15 - 22:00
  • Sat 16 May 2026
    20:15 - 22:00
    Grote Zaal
    From Tue 25 Mar 2025 12:00

Program

Tielman Susato Mille regretz fera mon povre cueur / Mon amy / Mille regretz - Les miens aussi / Si de present peine j’endure / Salve quae roseo serto (prima pars) / Sanctus en Agnus Dei uit Missa In illo tempore / Hoboecken dans / O wrede fortune ghy / Wo bistu / Ronde / Pere eternel
Thomas Crecquillon Je suis aymé de la plus belle / Mort m’a privé
Nicolas Gombert Triste départ
Josquin Desprez Mille regretz
Jean Lecocq Le bergier et la bergiere
Jacobus Clemens non Papa Een Venus schoon
Orlando di Lasso Perch’io veggio / Madonna, mia pieta

Credits

Utopia:
Michaela Riener mezzo-soprano
Bart Uvyn countertenor
Adriaan De Koster tenor
Lieven Termont baritone
Guillaume Olry bass
Jan Van Outryve lute

The most beautiful chansons by an Antwerp printer

From town musician to media tycoon: Tielman Susato filled 16th-century Antwerp with song and rhythm. In his printing shop ‘Den Cromhorn’, the most beautiful polyphony rolled off the presses, including more than ninety chansons composed by Susato himself. Utopia Ensemble paints a portrait of this multi-talented man with a selection of his own work and the compositions of masters such as Josquin and Lassus, printed in Antwerp. Highlight: Salve quae roseo serto, Susato's ode to the city that gave wings to his dreams.

The Antwerp ensemble Utopia performs Renaissance vocal polyphony with refinement and depth. The five singers, specialized in early music, strive for a sound that is pure and expressive. The fascinating story of Susato was recorded by this Antwerp vocal quintet on their CD Salve Susato, which was awarded a Diapason d’Or.

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