Visionary genius or eccentric prince? Creator of some of the most beautiful and daring madrigals of the Renaissance or cruel murderer haunted by guilt? The figure of Carlo Gesualdo (1566–1613) continues to stir passions and controversies. His music, full of chromaticism, dissonances, and overwhelming emotion, contrasts with a dark biography that turned him into a legend.

The Chamber Choir of the Palau, conducted by Xavier Puig, together with pianist and improviser Marco Mezquida, present a unique performance: the trial that Gesualdo never faced in his lifetime. In this staging, the lawyer and the prosecutor confront arguments about musical modernity, the value of dissonance, and creative freedom, while the music —the composer’s madrigals and responsories— becomes the true voice of both defense and prosecution.

The program also features a world premiere by Marco Mezquida.

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