Monteverdi: Lamento | Château de Fontainebleau | T. Hengelbrock

Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643) Lamento della Ninfa Bobbie Blommesteijn, Soprano Mirko Ludwig, Tenor Christian Rathgeber, Tenor Joachim Höchbauer, Bass Balthasar Neumann Ensemble (Continuo) Leitung: Thomas Hengelbrock This film was produced as part of Thomas Hengelbrock and the Balthasar Neumann Choir and Ensemble’s artistic residency at the Château de Fontainebleau (2021–2023). In February 2021, despite lockdowns and curfews as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic, the directors of the Château made a large-scale music video project possible by opening their doors to the ensemble’s musicians from all over Europe. In this way, together with the Château de Fontainebleau, Thomas Hengelbrock and his Balthasar Neumann Ensembles took a public stand for music, for audiences, and for the survival of culture in our society during the pandemic. Our heartfelt thanks go to the direction and to the entire staff at the Château de Fontainebleau for the