Tage Alter Musik in Herne

In the organizer's words:

The 49th WDR Early Music Days in Herne will be the focus of the early music world for four days and celebrate original sound in concerts from the Middle Ages to classical music, from opera to chamber music with international guests in 9 fantastic programs throughout Herne.

Program overview 13-16 November:

THU NOVEMBER 13, 2025 / 8 P.M. / KREUZKIRCHE
SPANISH TREASURES FROM LATIN AMERICA

Sacred vocal music by José de Torres and Sebastián Durón from Central American sources, instrumental music by Francisco José de Castro, Antonio de Santa Cruz and others.
BELÉN VAQUERO / Soprano
AL AYRE ESPAÑOL
EDUARDO LÓPEZ BANZO / harpsichord, organ, conductor

FR NOVEMBER 14, 2025 / 4.00 PM / KREUZKIRCHE
MARE CANTABRICUM

A musical voyage of discovery in the Bay of Biscay on the trail of ancient traditions, myths and historical events
EUSKAL BARROQUE ENSEMBLE
ENRIKE SOLINÍS / Guiterne, lute, guitar, conductor

FR 14 NOVEMBER 2025 / 8.00 PM / CULTURAL CENTER
PUNTA AGAINST POLLY

Johann Christoph Pepusch / John Gay: "Polly". Ballad Opera (London 1729/1777) with original Punta music from the Caribbean
ELENA TSANTIDIS / Soprano
GEORG A. BOCHOW / countertenor
MIRKO LUDWIG / tenor
RAPHAEL RIEBESELL / Baritone
LAUTTEN COMPAGNEY BERLIN
WOLFGANG KATSCHNER / Conductor
PEN CAYETANO / Composition

SA 15 NOVEMBER 2025 / 12.00 NOON / CULTURAL CENTER
DAPHNE & APOLLO

A musical reflection on cultural appropriation and self-assertion
WORKSHOP CONCERT BY THE CITY OF HERNE WITH MUSIC BY JACOB VAN EYCK, GEORG FRIEDRICH HÄNDEL, GIOVANNI BENEDETTO PLATTI, GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN, FRANCESCO CAVALLI AND JONATHAN KEREN
VENTUS CONSORT

SA NOVEMBER 15, 2025 / 4.00 PM / KREUZKIRCHE
THE ENGLISH WAY

The Contenance Angloise on the European continent in vocal works by Gilles Binchois, Antoine Brumel, John Dunstaple, Guillaume Dufay, Loyset Compère, John Forest,Walter Frye, Jean Mouton, Adrian Willaert and William Byrd
THE GESUALDO SIX
OWAIN PARK / Bass, Conductor

SA 15 NOVEMBER 2025 / 7.00 PM / CULTURAL CENTER
VENETIAN GOTE

Giovanni Legrenzi: "Il Totila" (Venice 1677)
LUCIA CIRILLO / mezzo-soprano
RAFFAELLA MILANESI / Soprano
ROBERTA INVERNIZZI / soprano
ANICIO ZORZI GIUSTINIANI / Tenor
VALENTIN RUCKEBIER / Bass
VERENA KRONBICHLER / mezzo-soprano
CHIARA BRUNELLO / alto
CHARLOTTE LANGNER / Soprano
OLIVIER BERGERON / Baritone
LUÍSA TINOCO / Soprano
NUOVO ASPETTO
LUCA QUINTAVALLE / harpsichord, conductor

SA NOVEMBER 15, 2025 / 11.00 PM / HERZ-JESU-KIRCHE
BETWEEN SYNAGOGUE AND CHURCH

Psalm settings in Hebrew and Latin by Salomone Rossi, Claudio Monteverdi and Elam Rotem
PROFETI DELLA QUINTA
ELAM ROTEM / Bass, Conductor

SO 16. NOVEMBER 2025 / 11.00 AM / CULTURAL CENTER
PEACEFUL TAKEOVER

Reflections between Orient and Occident with music by Dimitrie Cantemir, Johann Joseph Fux, Gazi Giray Han, Francesco Landini, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Michael Praetorius, Johann Rosenmüller, Salomone Rossi, Tylman Susato and Ali Ufki
ENSEMBLE ANIMA SHIRVANI
TURAL ISMAYILOV / trombone, conductor

SO NOVEMBER 16, 2025 / 4.00 PM / FLOTTMANN-HALLEN
ARIADNE LIVES
Musical-theatrical encounters with the ancient tales of Ovid in Italian adaptations from the late Middle Ages and Renaissance
PINO DE VITTORIO / Vocals
ENSEMBLE DIALOGOS
KATARINA LIVLJANIĆ / vocals, conductor
OLIVIER LEXA / director

SO 16. NOVEMBER 2025 / 7.00 PM / CULTURAL CENTER
VIENNA GREEKS

Antonio Salieri: "La grotta di Trofonio" (Vienna 1785)
NIKOLAY BORCHEV / Baritone
JONAS MÜLLER / Baritone
MARIA HEGELE / mezzo-soprano
ANNIJA ADAMSONE / soprano
JAN PETRYKA / Tenor
JORGE NAVARRO COLORADO / Tenor
COURT ORCHESTRA MUNICH
RÜDIGER LOTTER / Conductor

Price information:

As a festival ticket for all concerts (126 EUR) or individually from 18 EUR via Reservix