The Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci recently unveiled its program for their 2014 edition which includes Der Goldene Apfel (The Golden Apple), an opera pasticcio mainly constituted by scenes from "Il pomo d'oro" (Antonio Cesti) and "Gli amori d'Apollo e di Dafne" (Francesco Cavalli), as well as villanelle, arias and songs by Dowland, Kapsberger, Sartorio et al. 

Fernando will take part in this exciting project, returning to Potsdam after having performed at the Festival in its 2011 production of Bontempi's "Il Paride", with L'Arpeggiata. 

This year's production will be conducted by german violist Pierre Pitzl at the helm of his ensemble Private Musicke and Fernando will be joined by the likes of Marcos Fink, Emanuela Galli, Marie-Sophie Pollak and Benno Schachtner. It's also a chance to work again with stage director Christoph von Bernuth, after the very successful collaboration of 2011.

Full details here.

Here's another small excerpt from the recording sessions of the upcoming release of Reinhard Keiser's Brockes-Passion, with Les Muffatti and Vox Luminis, under the label Ramée. Enjoy!:)

"Music for a while...", the beautiful concert based exclusively on music by Henry Purcell where Fernando joins the Belgian baroque orchestra B'Rock, given last December at De Bijloke (Gent), will be broadcast tonight on Belgium's classical radio Klara (8pm CET). Don't miss it!:)

Click here for the live broadcast.

Fernando will be on Radio France this afternoon, as part of the beautiful Monteverdi Vespers given at the Ambronay Festival last September. Click here for the broadcast, featuring Cappella Mediterranea, the Choeur de Chambre de Namur and a wonderful cast of soloists.