The principal performers were the viola da gamba maestro Jordi Savall and his soprano wife Montserrat Figueras.
At that hour of day, the hordes of tourists had abandoned the islands of the Lagoon, and the concert audience was quite small. I had the impression that it was almost a private recital. Thanks to a rare amalgam of excellence—music, artists and place—that concert in Venice was magic.
At the end of the evening, on the vaporetto back to the Piazza San Marco, we found ourselves standing alongside an unexpected pair of passengers, returning to their hotel: Savall and Figueras.
