Carl Orff: Carmina Burana

They are one of the most famous and most frequently performed works of classical music: Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana”.

The Latin title refers to a collection of songs from Benediktbeuern dating from the 11th and 12th centuries with texts written in Middle Latin, Old French and Middle High German. Orff chose 24 of these songs, their topics ranging widely from the volatility of happiness and prosperity to the fleeting nature of life, from the joy of the return of spring to the pleasures and dangers of drunkenness, gluttony, gambling, and lust.

At the Palau de la Música in València, the Orquestra de València, one of the great Spanish symphony orchestras, together with the leading local boys’ choir as well as one of Spain’s oldest choirs, Orféon Pamplones, perform this epic work under the musical direction of Alexander Liebreich. They are joined by the excellent soloists Sara Blanch, Joaquín Asiáin and André Baleiro, creating a memorable musical summer evening!

Carl Orff
CARMINA BURANA

Orquesta de València
Alexander Liebreich, musical direction

Escolanía de Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados
Orfeón Pamplones

Sara Blanch, soprano
Joaquín Asiáin, tenor
André Baleiro, baritone