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With spiritual and ethnic sounds from the Middle Ages to the present day, Arianna Savall and her ensemble Hirundo Maris Hirundo Maris pay homage to the donkey as man's faithful companion.

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In praise of the donkey

Music in praise of the donkey from the Middle Ages to the present day, from the Catalan folk song “Josep i Maria” to the spiritual ”Ride On, King Jesus“ and much more.

The donkey – a fascinating animal, known for its strength and stamina but also for being humble and stubborn. In myth, folk song and spiritual stories it is portrayed as a good friend to humans. Arianna Savall and her ensemble show how the donkey has been sung about as a symbol of simplicity and devotion from medieval times to the present day. They recall the part it plays in the Bible, at Jesus’s  birth and his entry into Jerusalem. They revive the Sephardic tradition and create colourful images from the time of the Baroque.

Duration: around 70 minutes without intermission

INTRO
20 minutes before each performance in the foyer, we will tell you about the story of the evening.

Tickets

Price: EUR 20 / 38 / 58

Subscription (four performances of free choice)
Reductions: U27 / Ö1 Intro / Club Ö1

Cast

Hirundo Maris

Hirundo Maris
© Werner Kmetitsch
Ensemble

Moving between Norway and Catalonia, the ensemble specialises in early music from the Middle Ages to the Baroque, in its own creations and early fusion. With acoustic guitar, dobro, double bass and percussion, Hirundo Maris takes you into the worlds of Nordic and Mediterranean music.

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