Silvia Frigato and Andrea De Carlo, Stradella and the Orrigoni songbook, at Aula Magna della Sapienza, Tuesday, November 24, 2026

On Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at 8:30 p.m., soprano Silvia Frigato and Ensemble Mare Nostrum, conducted by Andrea De Carlo, bring «Un angelo del paradiso. The Orrigoni songbook», with music by Alessandro Stradella, to Aula Magna della Sapienza, at piazzale Aldo Moro 5 in Rome, as part of the IUC Minerva cycle. Tickets are sold online, at the IUC office at Lungotevere Flaminio 50, or at the Aula Magna box office starting one hour before the concert.

Updated November 9, 2026.

The event

The program reconstructs an imagined songbook of arias that Stradella composed for Marc'Antonio Orrigoni, one of the best-known castrato sopranos of the late seventeenth century, who served the Duke of Modena. The arias, drawn from the operas written for the Teatro Falcone in Genoa in 1679 and from the oratorio «Susanna», alternate with instrumental works. The title echoes a 1679 letter from Stradella describing Orrigoni as an actor-singer «like an angel of Paradise».

The live recording behind the project earned a nomination at the 2025 Gramophone Classical Music Awards. Joining Frigato are Margherita Pupulin and Artem Dzeganovskyi on violin, Giulio Falzone on theorbo, Juan José Francione on archlute, Margherita Burattini on double harp, Marc De La Linde Bonal on viola da gamba, Amleto Matteucci on double bass and Lucia Adelaide Di Nicola on harpsichord.

Where it takes place: Aula Magna della Sapienza

Aula Magna is in the Rettorato building on the Sapienza campus, at piazzale Aldo Moro 5, and hosts the concerts of the Istituzione Universitaria dei Concerti season. The box office opens one hour before the start. The full program of the 82nd season is on its own page: IUC concert season 2026/2027. More early music follows in December with Jordi Savall conducting Vivaldi at Auditorium Parco della Musica.

Practical information

• Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2026
• Time: 8:30 p.m.
• Venue: Aula Magna della Sapienza, piazzale Aldo Moro 5, Rome
• Tickets: 15 to 26 euros, 8 euros under 30, 5 euros under 18; online, at the IUC office, or at the Aula Magna box office one hour before
• Getting there: use the ATAC route planner

Frequently asked questions about Silvia Frigato's concert

What music is performed?

Arias and instrumental pieces by Alessandro Stradella, tied to the repertoire of the castrato soprano Marc'Antonio Orrigoni.

Who conducts?

Andrea De Carlo conducts Ensemble Mare Nostrum, with Silvia Frigato as soprano.

Has the recording won recognition?

Yes, the IUC notes a nomination at the 2025 Gramophone Classical Music Awards.

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