“O quam pulchra es", Claudio Monteverdi | The Green Mountain Project 2012

“O quam pulchra es” (1625), Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Zachary Wilder, tenor
Hank Heijink and Daniel Swenberg, theorbo
Avi Stein, organ
Selection from "A Grand Festive Vespers in Venice, c. 1640, for the Feast of the Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary”
January 3, 2012
The Church of St. Jean Baptiste, New York City
The Green Mountain Project (honoring the literal translation of Monteverdi's name) is an annual event that began in NYC in 2010 under the musical direction of Scott Metcalfe and artistic direction of Jolle Greenleaf. Learn more: tenet.nyc/green-mountain-project
John Stone (video) and Mark Aubort (audio)
English translation:
How beautiful you are, my love,
my dove, my fair one, O how beautiful you are!
O how beautiful your doves’ eyes,
your hair like a flock of goats,
your teeth like a flock of shorn sheep.
How beautiful you are, o fairest of women.
Come forth, come, come my sister, come my perfect one.
Come, for I am faint with love, and my soul is melted.

[@glennsigl9068]

Speechless. Absolutely spell-binding. One of my favorite tenors out there.

[@redbrian3655]

Zachary Wilder is a simply amazing and confident performer. He has extraordinary abilities to communicate in singing.

[@ericgrundmann9985]

Des harmonies surprenantes, d'une incroyable modernité. Belle interprétation.

[@gianlucamarcialis3595]

This music and these musicians are simply amazing.

[@muisire]

Wonderful performance of this great composition by the extraordinary Monteverdi. This is the kind of thing that we in Europe (I live in Wales) imagine that can only be achieved in Europe. This recording puts paid to that point of view, I am glad to say - thank you all for lifting up my heart and my mind

[@gregoryjeromewoodham2470]

Wonderful---beautiful instrument--Perfection in interpretation---

[@philtuljxen5466]

Beautiful!

[@gerarddelpech9213]

Great artists to serve Monteverdi work !

[@potatoskins87]

The dissonances are DELICIOUS.

[@Nicolas77861]

i am in love

[@danielefracassi4885]

Lovely performance, lovely performer.

[@jade03092007]

Merveilleuse interprétation ,

[@colinhazell6259]

Beautiful performance!

[@TENETVocalArtists]

Thank you very much!

[@jade03092007]

Une ou5re merveille

[@AlysonRosales]

Bellisimo.