O Tempura
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O Tempura:
- Sophie Garcia, soprano
- Stéphanie Paulet / Laure Massoni, violin
- Carlès Dorado I Jové, theorbo
- Quentin Guérillot, organ/ harpsichord
O Tempora is an early music ensemble which was created in 2024 by Quentin Guérillot and Laure Massoni. It is composed of French and Swiss musicians and brings together young performers who have specialized in a historically-based approach.
Its artistic interpretation is grounded in musicological research, with a particular focus on XVIIth-century music of Rome.
The ensemble is particularly interested in exploring the role played by the soprano voice when it is enhanced by a violin together with continuo in accordance with the precepts of Agostino Agazzari.
O Tempora's appearance on the musical scene was quickly noticed, and it has performed in prestigious venues in Europe and won a prize already in 2024 during the Ponticello Concours in Geneva for the originality of its work.
It is supported by Leonardo Garcia Alarcon as well as the Leenaards Foundation, and recorded its first CD in September 2025, scheduled to come out in 2026.
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