Sarah Bealby-Wright and Henrietta Wayne violins
Eva Caballero flute
Nathan Giorgetti viola da gamba, cello
Johan Löfving theorbo, guitar

This is an exciting new collaboration between the instrumentalists of Saraband with director Guido Martin-Brandis and three outstanding singers, Hilary Cronin, Emily Gray and Samuel Boden. This innovative show explores the beautiful cantata repertoire being performed in French salons at the beginning of the 18th century, which provided a training ground for composers to try out dramatic scenes before making full scale operas for the public opera houses.