The Mad Lover 

French violin phenomenon Théotime Langlois de Swarte and Grammy®-nominated lutist Thomas Dunford illuminate the 17th-century English notion of melancholy. The inconsolable Mad Lover is reimagined as a character from the reign of Charles II. This tale is told through music composed by violin virtuosos such as the prodigiously gifted Nocola Matteis. Heightened by the exuberance and abandon common to those Italian expats, the beguiling nuances of this language of yearning and loss continue to echo in the popular music of our time. 

Step into the intimate, expressive world of Baroque music with this duo, celebrated for its virtuosity and irresistible sense of storytelling. Composers will include Henry Eccles, Daniel Purcell, Nicola Matteis, and Henry Purcell.