Monteverdi Vespers

St Mary's Parish Church, Haddington

Fri 9 Sept 8.00pm

Dunedin Consort and His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts

Duration approx. 95 mins (without interval)

Vespro della Beata Vergine, 1610



Director
Soprano
Soprano
Mezzo Soprano
Tenor
Tenor
Bass
Bass

Half price concession is for children and students in full time education

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Photo credit: John Wood

Monteverdi’s spectacular masterpiece of 1610 is the most lavish of all the music that this peerless genius wrote for the church in early 17th century Venice.

Filling St Mary’s with glorious sound, it is the ideal way to open the festival. Nothing composed before Bach can rival it for sonic grandeur, but there is intimacy too in Monteverdi’s brilliantly imaginative use of solo voices and instruments.

John Butt and the Dunedin Consort have assembled a starry vocal line-up, joined by the virtuoso players of His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts, to make this an unmissable event.

"Evanescent, visceral, thrilling Monteverdi... backed by His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts, John Butt's consort made intrepid use of the cathedral's vast space for this compelling Vespers."

The Guardian

Seating Plan

See ticket prices for St Mary’s Parish Church, Haddington below.

St Mary’s Parish Church, Haddington

The Collegiate Church of St Mary the Virgin is one of the great ecclesiastical buildings of mediaeval Scotland, founded in 1380 and known for centuries as "The Lamp of Lothian".

It was severely damaged in the 16th Century during Henry VIII's 'Rough Wooing' of Scotland, and after the Reformation only the nave was used as a parish church, with the choir and tower remaining roofless.

It was finally restored to its former glory in the 1970s, and is Scotland's longest church as well as one of its most beautiful, with a wonderfully warm, resonant acoustic.

St Mary’s Parish Church, Haddington

Address

St Mary’s Parish Church, Haddington
EH41 4BZ

Getting there by bus

Buses passing trough Haddington
EAST COAST BUSES: X6, X7, 106
PRENTICE: 108, 109, 101, 111, 122
EVE COACHES: 121
Please check bus timetables before booking your tickets.

Getting there by train

The nearest station is Drem.

Getting there by car

Haddington is off the A1. There are two exits off the A1 coming from the east or the west.

Accessibility

Parking:

There is free on-street parking, 100m from the church, on the road, and throughout the town.

We can offer 3 spaces inside the church grounds, buy the side of the church, for blue badge holders. Please email [email protected] to book a space, subject to availability and on a first come first served basis.

Terrain:

Tarmac and gravel.

Induction Loop:
Yes

Toilets:
Good male/female provision plus adapted toilet for disabled.

Wheelchair Access:

Access is easier via the North Side (side) door, next to the blue badge parking spaces, and open 30 minutes before concert. There will be a volunteer steward in a high vis jacket who will provide assistance. There is level access into venue.

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