Capuchins Crypt: Sacred Music in the Heart of Rome with Dinner

About the Event

A journey through the human soul to discover the many ways in which spirituality has been expressed over the centuries: through transcendent music and unparalleled art.
An intimate group of guests will have a chance to enter the ancient Hall of Rome’s Capuchin Convent and be enraptured by the voices of the Schola Romana Ensemble. The singers will intone timeless Gregorian chants and the soulful hymns by Palestrina and many more masters of the Sistine Chapel.
To complete this unique experience, guests will unveil the history behind the Order of the Friars Minor with a tour of the Capuchin Museum and admire Caravaggio’s masterpiece, “Saint Francis in Meditation”. Lastly, they will step into the awe‐inspiring Crypts: five rooms decorated with the bones of 4000 Capuchin friars who inhabited the Convent since the 17th century.
Their intriguing symbolism and the deep reflection they inspire will make for a spiritual afternoon never to be forgotten.

Musical program:
Gregoriano: Stabant juxta crucem
Cristobàl de Morales: Peccantem me
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Kyrie (Missa Brevis)
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Sicut cervus
Jakob Arcadelt: Ave Maria
Tomàs Luìs de Victoria: Pueri hebraehorum
Giacomo Carissimi: O Felix anima
Agostino Agazzari: Benedicta sit Sancta Trinitas
Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni: Laudate Dominum

Practical Information

The ticket includes:
• Entrance ticket to the Museum
• Concert 'A Cappella' in the specially reserved ancient Hall of the Capuchins Convent
• Ensemble: soprano, contralto, tenor, bass
• Introduction in English to the musical program
• Self‐guided tour with audio guide (available in 13 languages) of the Capuchin Museum and Crypt
• Traditional Roman dinner at 'Il Piccolo Vicolo' (Vicolo dei Chiodaroli 16), including: appetizer, first and second course, water and wine.

Admission time: 4:15 p.m.
Start time: 4:45 p.m. (admission is not guaranteed after this time)
End time: 6:10 p.m.
Venue: Capuchin Convent of the Immaculate Conception
Meeting point: Casa per Ferie I Cappuccini, Via Veneto 21
Restaurant for after‐concert dinner: Il Piccolo Vicolo (Vicolo dei Chiodaroli 16 transportation is not included)

Dinner Menu at “Il Piccolo Vicolo” Restaurant:
• Appetizer: Cold cuts and cheeses selection with Roman supplì OR Roman style artichoke, Zucchini fried, toasted bread with pistachio, burrata and mortadella.
• First course: Your choice of homemade pasta (Carbonara spaghetti Amatriciana rigatoni Tonnarelli with pecorino cheese and black pepper Tonnarelli with zucchini flower, pecorino cheese and bacon)
• Second course: Veal escalope with prosciutto OR Sea bass fillet in crispy potatoes or zucchini crust
• Drinks: Mineral water and a bottle of wine for every 2 guests