Marcio da Silva
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

“Handel stripped down and brilliant”

“thoroughly engrossing and absorbing”

“Cut-down but thrilling…held you in its grip”

“outstanding creativity and musical authenticity”

“exquisite voices…with terrific verve and energy”

Semele

Handel

3rd & 4th May 7pm

The Cockpit
Gateforth Street, NW8 8EH - London - Marylebone

Ensemble OrQuesta returns to The Cockpit with their first London opera academy since 2019, featuring a new minimalist production of Handel’s Semele by Marcio da Silva.

Ensemble OrQuesta joins the Grimeborn Opera Festival for the sixth consecutive time.

EO joins the Monteverdi Festival, Cremona 2023.

Ensemble OrQuesta joins the acclaimed Monteverdi Festival in Cremona in June 2023 with ‘La musica e le ragioni dell’anima’ featuring music by Monteverdi, Cavalli and Carissimi.

Grimeborn Festival 2023

29th Aug - 2nd Sep

Céphale et Procris

Jacquet de la Guerre

Arcola Theatre, London
7.30pm

We are immensely grateful for the support.

Press.

Watch us in action.

Ensemble OrQuesta perform a concert version of Cavalli’s ‘Xerse’ as part of a special livestream at the Cockpit Theatre in 2021.