Although Venice boasts the famous historic (though several times consumed by fire) La Fenice theatre, it longs for the lost buildings where early drammi per musica were staged. Some time ago, an initiative was born to restore in the city the world's first public opera theatre, San Cassiano, which made this musical entertainment - previously known only to the nobility - accessible to anyone who could afford a ticket. San Cassiano is set to attract locals and passers-by once again, becoming a centre for Baroque opera staged in the trend of so-called historically informed performance. The orchestra that will take up residence in the reconstructed theatre will be the famous Venice Baroque Orchestra, directed by its founder, the eminent expert on ancient keyboard instruments, Andrea Marcon. During the Warsaw concert, the artists, with the participation of outstanding virtuosos of voice (Nuri Rial) and mandolin (Avi Avitala), will present impressions on the Venetian soundscape, experienced during an imaginary walk through the Italian city. They will perform, among other things, instrumental concertos by Antonio Vivaldi, the sounds of which could be heard by passers-by from the interiors of Venetian palaces, churches and theatres, as well as popular songs by gondoliers, the so-called canzoni da battello, which travellers have admired for centuries, often writing them down and bringing them home as souvenirs of their trip to the 'most singing city in the world'.

Performers:
Venice Baroque Orchestra:
Gianpiero Zanocco 1st violin
Giacomo Catana 1st violin
Mauro Spinazzè 1st violin
Greta Manzardo 1st violin
Giorgio Baldan 2nd violin
David Mazzacan 2nd violin
Giuseppe Cabrio 2nd violin
Marialuisa Barbon viola
Francesco Lovato viola
Massimo Raccanelli cello
Alessandro Pivelli double bass
Giulio De Nardo harpsichord
Avi Avital mandolin
Núria Rial soprano