Capella Sneek sings: Italian Autumn

Italy, of course, is known as the land of great emotions - a place where expression, passion and beauty come together in art, poetry, music and everyday life. It has therefore been the land of great opera composers for centuries: Lotti, Monteverdi, Rossini and Verdi.

Even without the visual spectacle, their a cappella music - meaning only chorus, without accompaniment - is ironclad and imbued with deep feelings: religiosity, desolation, or the impossibility of love at all - it becomes almost tangible.

A fire chord, a limerick and even a battle song pass by. All under the direction of conductor Gerard van Beijeren.