His tenure as librarian at the Marciana library has been called by Venice Music Biennale director Lucia Ronchetti ‘a miracle’. Paolo Da Col is a singer, performer, and one of the most renowned experts on ancient music in Europe.

The performative recital that will take place on September 18 will focus on a crucial historical moment in the history of musical theatre, the moment when, between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, theatre would shift from polyphony to the primacy of solo singing. Paolo Da Col will demonstrate the role the most important musicians of the time had in this revolution.