In Venice, where beauty, pleasure and intrigue were part of everyday life, Giacomo Casanova became a legend. His greatest passion was female beauty — and he loved women far too much to choose only one. Casanova's Dream brings his world to life through a refined selection of famous and lesser-known arias and duets from Italian and French opera — with beautiful voices, seductive characters, and a little bit of theatrical mischief.
The ensemble specialises in classical singing, particularly opera, but also sacred music. Its concert performances are accompanied by semi-staged productions featuring period-appropriate, handmade costumes and small props to make classical vocal music more accessible and popular. The ensemble’s repertoire is based on thematic projects devoted to Baroque music, Romantic-era operatic literature, and sacred music. The ensemble also combines the heritage of world music with the national music of its homeland. Depending on the chosen programme, the ensemble utilises appropriate instrumental accompaniment (piano, harpsichord, organ, strings). The vocal line-up consists mainly of young opera singers, graduates of conservatoires and other masterclasses. The ensemble’s artistic director is the soprano Svitlana Pechenigivska, a graduate of the International Conservatoire in Prague, who is also responsible for the ensemble’s program selection, project direction, and costume design.
