Collegium Vocale Gent and conductor Philippe Herreweghe unlock the gates to Arcadia, a pagan Garden of Eden where shepherds and shepherdesses surrender to nature, song, and love. In an original way, Herreweghe and his singers merge songs by Monteverdi and his contemporaries into a dramatic story about the lovers Tirsi and Clori, alternated with instrumental intermezzos. A story through powerful themes of longing, closeness, separation, death and reunion, culminating in a dazzling dance suite. Collegium Vocale Gent and founder Philippe Herreweghe are internationally renowned for their work in the field of historical performance practice, specifically their performance of Bach cantatas and early Italian music by composers such as Claudio Monteverdi and Carlo Gesualdo. Through its many performances and recordings, the ensemble has established itself as an expert in this repertoire and as masters in weaving spellbinding atmospheres. Rest assured, these seasoned voices wield the power to conjure the essence of 400-year-old madrigals, echoing them anew in our modern world.