MET MUSEUM PRESENTS Welcomes Galilee's Profeti della Quinta, 10/25

(New York, October 8)- This October, as part of the 2014-2015 Met Museum Presents season of performances at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the acclaimed male vocal quintet Profeti della Quintamakes a special New York appearance to celebrate the work of the 17th-century composer known asSalomone Rossi Hebreo-Salomone Rossi the Jew.

During the late Renaissance, at the height of Mantua's artistic splendor, a young Jewish violinist, Salomone Rossi, burst through the barriers of discrimination and became one of the most renowned composers and performers at the court of the Gonzaga dukes. Rossi was so beloved and appreciated by Duke Vincenzo Gonzaga that he was exempted from the law requiring Jews to wear a yellow badge. And in 1622, this musician revolutionized Jewish music with his Songs of Solomon, the first collection ever of originally composed music for Hebrew psalms and prayers. Yet very little is known about the personal and creative life of Salomone Rossi Hebreo.

In recent years, Profeti della Quinta, originally from the Galilee region of Israel, has been championing the work of Rossi to great critical acclaim. With a focus on repertoire from the 16th and early 17th centuries, the vocal quintet performs Rossi's music with purity and refinement. The program includes Italian madrigals, Hebrew prayers, and instrumentals.

This program of Il Mantovano Hebreo (The Mantuan Jew) will be performed in The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Saturday, October 25, at 7:00 p.m. Tickets start at $50.
Bring the Kids for $1 tickets are available for this performance.