L'Avventura London Orchestra Old Instruments New Musical Adventures

"Terrifically animated, wonderful energy… gorgeous !" - BBC Radio 3

"Excellent musicianship and an admirable understanding of Baroque performance conventions" - Gramophone

"Engaging, entertaining…an enormous amount of atmosphere and character" – Opera News

"Excellent musicianship and an admirable understanding of Baroque performance conventions" - Gramophone

L’Avventura London

Old Instruments, New Musical Adventures

FEATURED ALBUMS

The sound of centuries, remade for now.

L'Avventura London - Žak Ozmo (director)

An Italian Rant ! (Opella Nova Records, ONCD 015)

L'Avventura London - Žak Ozmo (director)

18th-century Portuguese Love Songs (Hyperion Records, CDA67904)

L'Avventura London Orchestra Old Instruments New Musical Adventures zak ozmo Handel in the Playhouse CD front

Greg Tassell - tenor

L'Avventura London - Žak Ozmo (director)

Mary Bevan - soprano

Handel in the Playhouse (Opella Nova Records, ONCD 014)

L’Avventura London: 18th-Century Portuguese Love Songs

Hyperion Records

L’Avventura London and Žak Ozmo present a dazzling album steeped in sensuality, melancholy, and charm. These eighteenth-century modinhas – Portuguese love songs once described by a contemporary listener as “voluptuous and bewitching” – capture a world of passion and longing that crossed oceans, from colonial Brazil to the salons of Lisbon.

Joining L’Avventura London are acclaimed Portuguese sopranos Sandra Medeiros and Joana Seara, whose expressive artistry and stylistic insight breathe vivid new life into these long-forgotten treasures.

1. Ganinha, minha Ganinha - Anonymous

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2. Tempo que breve passaste - António da Silva Leite (1759-1833)

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3. Foi por mim, foi pela sorte - Anonymous

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4. Os 'me deixas' que tu dás - Anonymous

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CONCERTS FOR WELL-BEING

6.00pm, Crosstown Concourse, Memphis, TN, USA

9 December, 2025

UPCOMING EVENTS

Dec Sat

Concerts for Well-Being

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Nov Fri

The Sonic Prescription

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ABOUT THE ORCHESTRA

L’Avventura London, led by Žak Ozmo, redefines the art of historical performance with bold imagination, exquisite musicianship, and a spirit of discovery. Rooted in the principles of Global Performance Practice, the ensemble bridges cultures and centuries, bringing early music vividly to life through performances that unite scholarship and passion, intellect and emotion. Acclaimed for its recordings on Hyperion and Opella Nova Records, L’Avventura stands at the forefront of a new era in early music – one that celebrates the past while thrilling contemporary audiences worldwide.

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