The joys of a "singing holiday" in Venice

Sing for my supper in Venice? It suits me well ! LIZZIE ENFIELD finds her voice on a perfect mini-break Lizzie Enfield took a four-day singing break in Venice, forming a 40-person choir with fellow holidaymakers The choirmaster was maestro Rory McCleery, 'who gives TV choirmaster Gareth Malone a run for his money' Last night, Lizzie and her band performed in front of worshipers and tourists in the Church of San TrovasoThe trip - dubbed the 'Glory of Venice' - was organized by specialist holiday company Run By Singers
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Posted: 12:11 BST, 23 Jun 2022 | Updated: June 23, 2022 12:37 PM
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The Church of San Trovaso in Venice is exactly the genre where choral works by Italian composers from Monteverdi to Scarlatti were meant to be played.
A few steps from the windy Giudecca canal, it is an imposing Renaissance building that stands out for its two identical facades - one to the south and one to the east. This was so that Venice's rival labor factions, the Nicolotti and the Castellani, who had fought for centuries, could each have their own entry of equal importance.
Its cavernous interior houses four works by Tintoretto and its vaulted ceilings allow the mournful phrases of a Miserere Mei to linger and fade - the perfect setting for the concert that will be the highlight of my four day singing vacation.

Choir singing, with its intense close breathing in confined spaces, has become a high-risk activity during the pandemic, it was therefore one one of the last to return - but he's back. So what better way to celebrate the simple joy of singing with others than on one of the dedicated holidays on offer.
You could sing songs from The Sound Of Music in Salzburg or ...

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The joys of a "singing holiday" in Venice

Sing for my supper in Venice? It suits me well ! LIZZIE ENFIELD finds her voice on a perfect mini-break Lizzie Enfield took a four-day singing break in Venice, forming a 40-person choir with fellow holidaymakers The choirmaster was maestro Rory McCleery, 'who gives TV choirmaster Gareth Malone a run for his money' Last night, Lizzie and her band performed in front of worshipers and tourists in the Church of San TrovasoThe trip - dubbed the 'Glory of Venice' - was organized by specialist holiday company Run By Singers

Posted: 12:11 BST, 23 Jun 2022 | Updated: June 23, 2022 12:37 PM

The Church of San Trovaso in Venice is exactly the genre where choral works by Italian composers from Monteverdi to Scarlatti were meant to be played.

A few steps from the windy Giudecca canal, it is an imposing Renaissance building that stands out for its two identical facades - one to the south and one to the east. This was so that Venice's rival labor factions, the Nicolotti and the Castellani, who had fought for centuries, could each have their own entry of equal importance.

Its cavernous interior houses four works by Tintoretto and its vaulted ceilings allow the mournful phrases of a Miserere Mei to linger and fade - the perfect setting for the concert that will be the highlight of my four day singing vacation.

Lizzie Enfield took a four-day singing break in Venice (above), forming a 40-person choir with others vacationers

Choir singing, with its intense close breathing in confined spaces, has become a high-risk activity during the pandemic, it was therefore one one of the last to return - but he's back. So what better way to celebrate the simple joy of singing with others than on one of the dedicated holidays on offer.

You could sing songs from The Sound Of Music in Salzburg or ...