L’ESTAMENYA

LEONOR, courtesan – Ailén Monti Valdés

ROMERICO, king's Chamberlain  –  Elias Ongay

JUAN, king's Chamberlain  –  Alberto Palacios

ANTONILLA, courtesan – Roberta Diamond

FÉLIX, musician – Silas Bischoff

NICOLAS, musician – Stephen Moran

Directed by Ailén Monti Valdés, the performance involves six musicians who play characters and have dialogues in between the songs. The musical pieces are arranged in a theater scene that reenacts the stage practice of the beginning of the 16th century. The project is focused on two Spanish songbooks of the early 16th century: the Cancionero de Palacio and the Codex Segovia. These manuscripts contain music from Spain, Flanders, and Italy, courts that had a close relationship and exchange of repertoires and musicians. The program is complemented by music from other Italian sources such as the Cancionero de Montecassino, Paris 676, the Thibault lute manuscript, and prints by Petrucci. In addition, new music for introductions and transitions as well as arrangements were written by Ailén following models of the time.

Ensemble L’Estamenya:

Roberta Diamond, Alberto Palacios, Elias Ongay – Voice; Silas Bischoff – Lute; Stephen Moran – Viola da gamba

Ailén Monti Valdés – Lutes, Renaissance Guitar, Voice, Tamburello; Script and Direction

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Renaissance Lute Basel Laute Basilea
Group of musicians and audience members in a wood-paneled room, some seated on a vintage sofa, with two men playing string instruments and another man holding a glass of wine, while a woman appears to be listening with her eyes closed.
Renaissance Gitarre Basel Basilea
Two musicians playing string instruments in a wooden-paneled room. One is standing with a lute, and the other is seated with a cello.
A man sitting on an orange vintage sofa, gesturing with hands, in a wooden room with ambient lighting and candles on the floor.
Two women performing on stage: one holding a tambourine and singing, the other with a small drum and conducting. Musical instruments and chairs visible in the background.
A woman with long brown hair, wearing a black turtleneck, beige skirt, and black boots, sings passionately on stage with candles on the floor and musical instruments behind her.
A man dressed in a dark shirt with a chain around his neck, holding an open brown paper bag, is sitting next to a woman wearing a black top and beige skirt. The woman has her hand on the man's arm and appears to be comforting him in a wooden-paneled
A man wearing a black shirt and pants, with an orange velvet cape, standing in front of a group of musicians playing stringed instruments in a hall with wood paneling. The background includes banners with heraldic symbols.
Man conducting a classical music ensemble in a wooden-paneled room, with female musicians playing string instruments and a person in the background holding a double bass.
Two women performing on stage. One woman is holding a tambourine, and the other appears to be singing or speaking, with her hand raised. Both are dressed in dark clothing, and the background features wooden paneling.
Renaissance Guitar Lute Gittern Basel Laute Basilea
People seated in a dimly lit room, listening attentively. Focus on the side profile of an older woman with gray hair and glasses, dressed warmly. Other women are visible in the background, also paying attention.
Two musicians standing in a wood-paneled room, both playing string instruments, one with a lute and the other with a double bass.
Musicians taking a bow after a performance in front of an audience in a dimly lit, intimate venue with wooden paneling.