Torino / Tuesday 9 September 2025
Varijashree Venugopal  ©Chandan Anjan Kumar
Varijashree Venugopal ©Chandan Anjan Kumar
Listening with the Eyes

Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi / at 08:00 PM

Riccardo Nova The Book of Women | Strl parvam For Carnatic vocalist, three female voices and ensemble   Introduced by pieces from   Cantigas de Santa María
Llibre Vermeil de Montserrat
Manoscritto di Cipro
per voci femminili

Irini Ensemble

Eulalia Fantova, Laura Lopes, Clémence Faber, mezzo-sopranos
Julie Azoulay, Lauriane Le Prev, Fanny Chatelain, contraltos

Ictus Ensemble

Aisha Orazbayeva, baroque violin
Aurélie Entringer, viola d’amore
Eva Reiter, viola da gamba
Jean Luc Plouvier, keyboards
Tom De Cock, percussion

Varijashree Venugopal, voice

Lila Hajosi, conductor

Director of Sound Alex Fostier
Produced by Anita Cappuccinelli

Gold Carnet 
Revolutionary Pass  
Assigned Seating € 10

An ancient music vocal ensemble, a contemporary music instrumental ensemble, a Carnatic vocalist. This ambitious project brings together medieval music for female voices and a new work for voice, ensemble and electronics, inspired by the Mahabharata. The Book of Women explores the theme of women’s power during the gothic period of the late Middle Ages. The aim is to evoke the greatness of the Virgin Mary and the courage of women.