Europe Day. ADDA·SIMFÒNICA ALICANTE / Josep Vicent. Carmina Burana

ADDA·SIMFÒNICA ALICANTE

Beatriz Díaz — soprano

Toni Marsol — baritone

Rafael Quirant — countertenor (sopranist)

AMICI MUSICAE Choir

Igor Tantos Sevillano — choir director

Josep Vicent — principal conductor

Carl Orff — *Carmina Burana* (1936) — 65 minutes

"Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi" (Fortune, Empress of the World)

Part 1: "Primo Vere" (Spring) — Nos. 3–10: songs to nature, the sun, and joy; each pulsing with the Latin motto *Carpe Diem* — "seize the day."

Part 2: "In Taberna" (In the Tavern) — Nos. 11–14: hymns to wine, wandering, and debauched life.

Part 3: "Cour d’amours" (Court of Love) — an invitation to amorous encounter and an unreserved display of eroticism.

"Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi" (Fortune, Empress of the World)